What color is #48453E?

#48453E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48453E?

The RGB value is 72, 69, 62: 72 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48453E?

The complementary color is #3E4148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48453E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48453E color

#48453E rgb(72, 69, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48453E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 27.1% green and 24.3% blue (72, 69, 62).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#48453E color codes

HEX	`#48453E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 69, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 27.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 14%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.37, -0.18, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.37, 4.68, 92.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.67, 5.982, 5.412)`
Decimal	`4736318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48453E, 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 #48453E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48453E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #48453E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48453e; }
.text { color: #48453e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48453e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 69 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48453e, #46483e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #48453E?: #48453E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48453E?: The RGB value is 72, 69, 62: 72 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48453E?: The complementary color is #3E4148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48453E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.