Information about #480720 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#480720 is a strongly colored romantic rose that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Castro (#52001F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Maroon Oak (#520C17) and Toledo (#3A0020).
In RGB terms — rgb(72, 7, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #480720 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. No one has named #480720 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#480720 color variations
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#480720 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#480720 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#480720 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#480720 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#480720 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 #480720 color
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Nearest named colors to #480720
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#52001F
#520C17
#3A0020
#3F012C
#560319
#4D0211
#3C1421
#590021
#58111A
#561426
#3F000F
#541012
#480720 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#480720
- RGB72, 7, 32
- CMYK0, 25, 16, 72
- CSSrgb(72, 7, 32)
- HSL337°, 82%, 15%
- HSL Precise336.923°, 82.278%, 15.49%
- HSV337°, 90%, 28%
- HSB337°, 90%, 28%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.027
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.027, 0.125)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.027, 0.125, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.027, 0.125)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB2.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID480720
- DECIMAL ID4720416
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
