What color is #48462B?

#48462B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48462B?

The RGB value is 72, 70, 43: 72 red, 70 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48462B?

The complementary color is #2B2D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48462B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48462B color

#48462B rgb(72, 70, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #48462B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 27.5% green and 16.9% blue (72, 70, 43).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 25% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 40% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#48462B color codes

HEX	`#48462B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 70, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 27.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 25%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 40%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 40%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.24, -4, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.24, 17.07, 103.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.299, 5.933, 3.151)`
Decimal	`4736555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48462B, 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 #48462B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48462B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #48462B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48462b; }
.text { color: #48462b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48462b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 70 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48462b, #3b482b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #48462B?: #48462B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48462B?: The RGB value is 72, 70, 43: 72 red, 70 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48462B?: The complementary color is #2B2D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48462B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.