What color is #48472E?

#48472E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48472E?

The RGB value is 72, 71, 46: 72 red, 71 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48472E?

The complementary color is #2E2F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48472E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48472E color

#48472E rgb(72, 71, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #48472E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 27.8% green and 18% blue (72, 71, 46).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 36% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#48472E color codes

HEX	`#48472E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 71, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 27.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 36%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 36%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.62, -4.19, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.62, 15.79, 105.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.419, 6.082, 3.473)`
Decimal	`4736814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48472E, 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 #48472E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48472E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #48472E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48472e; }
.text { color: #48472e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48472e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 71 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48472e, #3c482e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #48472E?: #48472E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48472E?: The RGB value is 72, 71, 46: 72 red, 71 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48472E?: The complementary color is #2E2F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48472E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.