Information about #480525 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #480525 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 5, 37) — 28.2% red, 2% green, 14.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 14 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength romantic rose, #480525 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Plum (#3F012C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Castro (#52001F) and Toledo (#3A0020).

The recipe behind #480525 is rgb(72, 5, 37), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #480525 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.9:1 (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 #480525 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#480525 color variations

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

#480525 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 #480525

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

Dark Plum color link
Dark Plum

#3F012C

Castro color link
Castro

#52001F

Toledo color link
Toledo

#3A0020

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Aubergine color link
Aubergine

#3D0734

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Encore color link
Encore

#54162C

Blackberry color link
Blackberry

#43182F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#480525
  • RGB72, 5, 37
  • CMYK0, 26, 14, 72
  • CSSrgb(72, 5, 37)
  • HSL331°, 87%, 15%
  • HSL Precise331.343°, 87.013%, 15.098%
  • HSV331°, 93%, 28%
  • HSB331°, 93%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.020, 0.145)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.020, 0.145, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.020, 0.145)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID480525
  • DECIMAL ID4719909
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01