Information about #48272B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #48272B belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 39, 43) — 28.2% red, 15.3% green, 16.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 11 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#48272B is a softly balanced earthy red that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Courage (#4B252A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Contraband (#462429) and Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A).

The recipe behind #48272B is rgb(72, 39, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #48272B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #48272B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#48272B color variations

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

#48272B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48272B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48272B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48272B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#48272B 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #48272B

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

Courage color link
Courage

#4B252A

Contraband color link
Contraband

#462429

Brown Coffee color link
Brown Coffee

#4A2C2A

Cowboy color link
Cowboy

#4D282D

Fake Purple color link
Fake Purple

#43242A

Hinau color link
Hinau

#482A25

Volcano color link
Volcano

#4E2728

Tempo color link
Tempo

#462B31

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Red Earth color link
Red Earth

#462028

Arthouse color link
Arthouse

#4D202E

Warmed Brown color link
Warmed Brown

#4A302B

#48272B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48272B
  • RGB72, 39, 43
  • CMYK0, 13, 11, 72
  • CSSrgb(72, 39, 43)
  • HSL353°, 30%, 22%
  • HSL Precise352.727°, 29.73%, 21.765%
  • HSV353°, 46%, 28%
  • HSB353°, 46%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.153, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.153, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.153, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID48272B
  • DECIMAL ID4728619
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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