What color is #48413C?

#48413C 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 #48413C?

The RGB value is 72, 65, 60: 72 red, 65 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48413C?

The complementary color is #3C4348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48413C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48413C color

#48413C rgb(72, 65, 60)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 25.5% green and 23.5% blue (72, 65, 60).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 9% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#48413C color codes

HEX	`#48413C`
RGB	`rgb(72, 65, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 25.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 9%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.07, 1.99, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.07, 4.59, 64.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.378, 5.485, 5.049)`
Decimal	`4735292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48413C, 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 #48413C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48413C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #48413C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48413c; }
.text { color: #48413c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48413c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 65 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48413c, #48473c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #48413C?: #48413C 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 #48413C?: The RGB value is 72, 65, 60: 72 red, 65 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48413C?: The complementary color is #3C4348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48413C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.