What color is #48413A?

#48413A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48413A?

The RGB value is 72, 65, 58: 72 red, 65 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48413A?

The complementary color is #3A4148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48413A?

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.

#48413A color

#48413A rgb(72, 65, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48413A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 25.5% green and 22.7% blue (72, 65, 58).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#48413A color codes

HEX	`#48413A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 65, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 25.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 19%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 19%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.02, 1.61, 5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.02, 5.59, 73.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.326, 5.464, 4.776)`
Decimal	`4735290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48413A, 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 #48413A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48413A 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 #48413A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48413a; }
.text { color: #48413a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48413a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 65 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48413a, #48483a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #48413A?: #48413A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48413A?: The RGB value is 72, 65, 58: 72 red, 65 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48413A?: The complementary color is #3A4148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48413A?: 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.