Information about #480C20 color

#480C20 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#480C20 falls into the Rose Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 12, 32) — 28.2% red, 4.7% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 16 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#480C20 is a strongly colored romantic rose that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Maroon Oak (#520C17). Slightly further away sit Chocolate Kisses (#3C1421) and Castro (#52001F).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 12, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 15.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #480C20 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#480C20 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#480C20 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #480C20

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Castro color link
Castro

#52001F

Ravishing color link
Ravishing

#401A22

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Toledo color link
Toledo

#3A0020

Dark Plum color link
Dark Plum

#3F012C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#480C20
  • RGB72, 12, 32
  • CMYK0, 24, 16, 72
  • CSSrgb(72, 12, 32)
  • HSL340°, 71%, 16%
  • HSL Precise340°, 71.429%, 16.471%
  • HSV340°, 83%, 28%
  • HSB340°, 83%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.047, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.047, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.047, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID480C20
  • DECIMAL ID4721696
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01