What color is #48401E?

#48401E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48401E?

The RGB value is 72, 64, 30: 72 red, 64 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48401E?

The complementary color is #1E2648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48401E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48401E color

#48401E rgb(72, 64, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #48401E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 25.1% green and 11.8% blue (72, 64, 30).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 41% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 58% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#48401E color codes

HEX	`#48401E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 64, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 25.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 41%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 58%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 58%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.13, -1.84, 21.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.13, 21.93, 94.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.74, 5.138, 1.97)`
Decimal	`4735006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48401E, 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 #48401E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48401E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #48401E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48401e; }
.text { color: #48401e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48401e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 64 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48401e, #3b481e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #48401E?: #48401E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48401E?: The RGB value is 72, 64, 30: 72 red, 64 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48401E?: The complementary color is #1E2648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48401E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.