What color is #48432A?

#48432A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48432A?

The RGB value is 72, 67, 42: 72 red, 67 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48432A?

The complementary color is #2A2F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48432A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48432A color

#48432A rgb(72, 67, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #48432A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 26.3% green and 16.5% blue (72, 67, 42).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 26% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 42% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#48432A color codes

HEX	`#48432A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 67, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 26.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 26%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 42%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 42%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.27, -2.27, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.27, 16.12, 98.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.098, 5.559, 2.995)`
Decimal	`4735786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48432A, 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 #48432A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48432A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #48432A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48432a; }
.text { color: #48432a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48432a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 67 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48432a, #3e482a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #48432A?: #48432A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48432A?: The RGB value is 72, 67, 42: 72 red, 67 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48432A?: The complementary color is #2A2F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48432A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.