What color is #48483B?

#48483B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48483B?

The RGB value is 72, 72, 59: 72 red, 72 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48483B?

The complementary color is #3B3B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48483B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48483B color

#48483B rgb(72, 72, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48483B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 28.2% green and 23.1% blue (72, 72, 59).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#48483B color codes

HEX	`#48483B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 72, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 28.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 18%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 18%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.23, -2.64, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.23, 8.26, 108.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.779, 6.328, 5.054)`
Decimal	`4737083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48483B, 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 #48483B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48483B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #48483B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48483b; }
.text { color: #48483b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48483b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 72 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48483b, #42483b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #48483B?: #48483B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48483B?: The RGB value is 72, 72, 59: 72 red, 72 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48483B?: The complementary color is #3B3B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48483B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.