Colour

#48482D

#48482D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#48482D is a yellow with RGB values 72, 72, 45 and HSL 60°, 23%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#48482D

RGBrgb(72, 72, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2824, 0.1765

RGB percentages28.2%, 28.2%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(60, 23.1%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 37.5%, 28.2%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 37.5%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,737,069

CSS custom property--colour: #48482D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.37:1

Contrast with white9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#B7B7D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C462Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D472Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4C4541no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Dim grey · ΔE 22.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.5 Gray · ΔE 29.1 Black · ΔE 34.4 Slate grey · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2D2D48

Analogous#483B2D, #3B482D

Triadic#2D4848, #482D48

Split complementary#2D3B48, #3B2D48

Tetradic#2D483B, #2D2D48, #482D3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B6B68B

Lighter +30%#A3A36B

Lighter +20%#878754

Lighter +10%#676741

Darker −10%#292919

Darker −20%#090906

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#57571E

Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R72

G72

B45

Red72 (28.2%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)23.08%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 48 · G 48 · B 2D

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Colour values

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