Colour
#483A3B
- #483A3B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#483A3B is a red with RGB values 72, 58, 59 and HSL 356°, 11%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#483A3B#483A3B
HEX#483A3B
RGBrgb(72, 58, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2275, 0.2314
RGB percentages28.2%, 22.7%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(355.7, 10.8%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 19.4%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 19.4%, 18.1%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,733,499
CSS custom property--colour: #483A3B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B7C5C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A4847
Analogous#483A42, #48403A
Triadic#3B483A, #3A3B48
Split complementary#3A4840, #3A4248
Tetradic#42483A, #3A4847, #403A48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G58
B59
Red72 (28.2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue355.71°
Saturation (HSL)10.77%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 3A · B 3B
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