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#482E30 Color

#482E30 is rgb(72, 46, 48) in RGB, hsl(355, 22%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 33%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Burgundy (#43302E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#482E30
HEX#482E30
RGBrgb(72, 46, 48)
HSLhsl(355, 22%, 23%)
HSVhsv(355, 36%, 28%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 33%, 72%)
OKLCHoklch(33.3% 0.038 14.3)
LABlab(22.23% 12.54 3.85)
LCHlch(22.23% 13.11 17.06)

What #482E30 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 #482E30, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#482E30 Channel Values

How #482E30 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 72 · G 46 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 22% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 36% · V 28%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 33% · K 72%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.29:1 vs white · 1.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #482E30 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 text12.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #482E30

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #482E30; 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 #482E30

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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Shades

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How #482E30 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#482E30
Protanopia#333330
Protanomaly#3D3130
Deuteranopia#38382F
Deuteranomaly#3F342F
Tritanopia#482E2E
Tritanomaly#482E2F
Achromatopsia#353535

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Using #482E30 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-482e30: #482E30;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #482E30;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-482e30': '#482E30' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.180, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_482e30">#482E30</color>
SVG fillfill="#482E30"

More Red Colors

#482E30 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#482E30 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #482E30?

#482E30 is a dark red — rgb(72, 46, 48) in RGB and hsl(355, 22%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Burgundy (#43302E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.99.

What is the RGB value of #482E30?

#482E30 is rgb(72, 46, 48) — red 72, green 46, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #482E30?

#482E30 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 33%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #482E30 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #482E30 scores 12.29:1 against white and 1.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #482E30 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #482E30 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 25.77, which is a different colour altogether.

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