Information about #480E1C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively red, #480E1C stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Maroon Oak (#520C17). Slightly further away sit Cocoa Bean (#481C1C) and Chocolate Kisses (#3C1421).
In RGB terms — rgb(72, 14, 28) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 15.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #480E1C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#480E1C color variations
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#480E1C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#480E1C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#480E1C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#480E1C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#480E1C 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 #480E1C color
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Nearest named colors to #480E1C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#520C17
#481C1C
#3C1421
#3C1414
#401A22
#541012
#58111A
#4D1B25
#4D0211
#52001F
#560319
#561426
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#480E1C
- RGB72, 14, 28
- CMYK0, 23, 17, 72
- CSSrgb(72, 14, 28)
- HSL346°, 67%, 17%
- HSL Precise345.517°, 67.442%, 16.863%
- HSV346°, 81%, 28%
- HSB346°, 81%, 28%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.055
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.055, 0.110)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.055, 0.110, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.055, 0.110)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB5.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID480E1C
- DECIMAL ID4722204
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
