What color is #48420F?

#48420F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48420F?

The RGB value is 72, 66, 15: 72 red, 66 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48420F?

The complementary color is #0F1548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48420F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48420F color

#48420F rgb(72, 66, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #48420F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 25.9% green and 5.9% blue (72, 66, 15).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 66% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 79% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#48420F color codes

HEX	`#48420F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 66, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 25.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 66%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 79%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 79%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.6, -4.3, 30.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.6, 30.61, 98.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.707, 5.309, 1.229)`
Decimal	`4735503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48420F, 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 #48420F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48420F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #48420F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48420f; }
.text { color: #48420f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48420f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 66 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48420f, #32480f); }

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Questions

What color is #48420F?: #48420F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48420F?: The RGB value is 72, 66, 15: 72 red, 66 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48420F?: The complementary color is #0F1548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48420F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.