#48141E Color

#48141E is rgb(72, 20, 30) in RGB, hsl(348, 57%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 58%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48141E

HEX#48141E

RGBrgb(72, 20, 30)

HSLhsl(348, 57%, 18%)

HSVhsv(348, 72%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 58%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(28% 0.079 12.4)

LABlab(15.60% 25.80 7.28)

LCHlch(15.60% 26.81 15.75)

What #48141E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #48141E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 6.89 Dark Sienna#3C1414ΔE 7.02 Black Bean#3D0C02ΔE 10.63 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 12.86 Root Beer#290E05ΔE 14.77 Puce Red#722F37ΔE 15.02

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#48141E Channel Values

How #48141E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 72 · G 20 · B 30	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 348° · S 57% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 348° · S 72% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 72% · Y 58% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.06:1 vs white · 1.39:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48141E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #48141E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #48141E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #48141E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #48141E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#48141E

Protanopia#23231E

Protanomaly#351E1E

Deuteranopia#2D2D1C

Deuteranomaly#39251D

Tritanopia#481515

Tritanomaly#481519

Achromatopsia#262626

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Using #48141E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-48141e: #48141E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48141E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48141e': '#48141E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.078, blue: 0.118)

Android XML<color name="color_48141e">#48141E</color>

SVG fillfill="#48141E"

More Red Colors

#48141E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#48141E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48141E?

#48141E is a darkest red — rgb(72, 20, 30) in RGB and hsl(348, 57%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.89.

What is the RGB value of #48141E?

#48141E is rgb(72, 20, 30) — red 72, green 20, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48141E?

#48141E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 58%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48141E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #48141E scores 15.06:1 against white and 1.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #48141E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #48141E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 31.02, which is a different colour altogether.

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