Information about #48042B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #48042B reads as a maximally vivid rose and carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Plum (#3F012C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Aubergine (#3D0734) and Castro (#52001F).
In RGB terms — rgb(72, 4, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #48042B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #48042B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#48042B color variations
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#48042B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#48042B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#48042B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#48042B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#48042B color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #48042B color
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Nearest named colors to #48042B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3F012C
#3D0734
#52001F
#3A0020
#590021
#43182F
#54162C
#561426
#3C1421
#430541
#560319
#5C0536
#48042B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#48042B
- RGB72, 4, 43
- CMYK0, 27, 11, 72
- CSSrgb(72, 4, 43)
- HSL326°, 89%, 15%
- HSL Precise325.588°, 89.474%, 14.902%
- HSV326°, 94%, 28%
- HSB326°, 94%, 28%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.016
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.016, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.016, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.016, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB1.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID48042B
- DECIMAL ID4719659
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
