What color is #483F4D?

#483F4D 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 #483F4D?

The RGB value is 72, 63, 77: 72 red, 63 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483F4D?

The complementary color is #444D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483F4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483F4D color

#483F4D rgb(72, 63, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483F4D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 24.7% green and 30.2% blue (72, 63, 77).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 10% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#483F4D color codes

HEX	`#483F4D`
RGB	`rgb(72, 63, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 24.7%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 10%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 18%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.03, 6.94, -7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.03, 9.89, 314.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.789, 5.469, 7.77)`
Decimal	`4734797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483F4D, 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 #483F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #483F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483f4d; }
.text { color: #483f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 63 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483f4d, #4d3f4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483F4D?: #483F4D 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 #483F4D?: The RGB value is 72, 63, 77: 72 red, 63 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483F4D?: The complementary color is #444D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483F4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.