What color is #48412F?

#48412F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48412F?

The RGB value is 72, 65, 47: 72 red, 65 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48412F?

The complementary color is #2F3648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48412F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48412F color

#48412F rgb(72, 65, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48412F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 25.5% green and 18.4% blue (72, 65, 47).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 35% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#48412F color codes

HEX	`#48412F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 65, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 25.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 35%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.75, -0.27, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.75, 12.1, 91.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.076, 5.364, 3.457)`
Decimal	`4735279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48412F, 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 #48412F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48412F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #48412F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48412f; }
.text { color: #48412f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48412f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 65 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48412f, #42482f); }

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Questions

What color is #48412F?: #48412F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48412F?: The RGB value is 72, 65, 47: 72 red, 65 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48412F?: The complementary color is #2F3648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48412F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.