Colour

#48483D

#48483D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#48483D is a yellow with RGB values 72, 72, 61 and HSL 60°, 8%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#48483D

RGBrgb(72, 72, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2824, 0.2392

RGB percentages28.2%, 28.2%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(60, 8.3%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 15.3%, 28.2%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 15.3%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,737,085

CSS custom property--colour: #48483D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.25:1

Contrast with white9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#B7B7C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A473Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A483Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4A4745no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14 Dim grey · ΔE 15.8 Gray · ΔE 24.3 Slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Black · ΔE 31.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D3D48

Analogous#48433D, #43483D

Triadic#3D4848, #483D48

Split complementary#3D4348, #433D48

Tetradic#3D4843, #3D3D48, #483D43

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0B0A1

Lighter +30%#989886

Lighter +20%#7F7F6C

Lighter +10%#646454

Darker −10%#2C2C26

Darker −20%#11110E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#59592C

Less saturated −25%#434343

Channel breakdown

R72

G72

B61

Red72 (28.2%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)8.27%

Lightness26.08%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 48 · G 48 · B 3D

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