Information about #480F1E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#480F1E is a energetic, saturated 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 a near neighbor of Maroon Oak (#520C17). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cocoa Bean (#481C1C) and Chocolate Kisses (#3C1421).
The recipe behind #480F1E is rgb(72, 15, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #480F1E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#480F1E color variations
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#480F1E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#480F1E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#480F1E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#480F1E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#480F1E 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 #480F1E color
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Nearest named colors to #480F1E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#520C17
#481C1C
#3C1421
#401A22
#4D1B25
#3C1414
#58111A
#561426
#541012
#511D22
#52001F
#58181F
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#480F1E
- RGB72, 15, 30
- CMYK0, 22, 16, 72
- CSSrgb(72, 15, 30)
- HSL344°, 66%, 17%
- HSL Precise344.211°, 65.517%, 17.059%
- HSV344°, 79%, 28%
- HSB344°, 79%, 28%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.059
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.059, 0.118)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.059, 0.118, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.059, 0.118)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB5.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID480F1E
- DECIMAL ID4722462
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
