What color is #48443C?

#48443C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48443C?

The RGB value is 72, 68, 60: 72 red, 68 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48443C?

The complementary color is #3C4048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48443C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48443C color

#48443C rgb(72, 68, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48443C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 26.7% green and 23.5% blue (72, 68, 60).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 9% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#48443C color codes

HEX	`#48443C`
RGB	`rgb(72, 68, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 26.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 9%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29, 0.07, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29, 5.45, 89.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.555, 5.838, 5.108)`
Decimal	`4736060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48443C, 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 #48443C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48443C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #48443C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48443c; }
.text { color: #48443c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48443c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 68 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48443c, #46483c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #48443C?: #48443C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48443C?: The RGB value is 72, 68, 60: 72 red, 68 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48443C?: The complementary color is #3C4048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48443C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.