What color is #483E50?

#483E50 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483E50?

The RGB value is 72, 62, 80: 72 red, 62 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483E50?

The complementary color is #46503E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483E50 color

#483E50 rgb(72, 62, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483E50 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 24.3% green and 31.4% blue (72, 62, 80).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#483E50 color codes

HEX	`#483E50`
RGB	`rgb(72, 62, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 24.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 23%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 22%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.85, 8.32, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.85, 12.46, 311.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.843, 5.402, 8.323)`
Decimal	`4734544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483E50, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #483E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #483E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483e50; }
.text { color: #483e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 62 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483e50, #503e4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483E50?: #483E50 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483E50?: The RGB value is 72, 62, 80: 72 red, 62 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483E50?: The complementary color is #46503E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.