Information about #482729 color

#482729 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #482729 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 39, 41) — 28.2% red, 15.3% green, 16.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 12 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#482729 presents itself as a mildly saturated red — one that carries a shadowy depth. 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 practically indistinguishable from Contraband (#462429). Nearby in the Register you will also find Courage (#4B252A) and Hinau (#482A25).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 39, 41) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #482729 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. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #482729 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#482729 color variations

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

#482729 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 #482729

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

Contraband color link
Contraband

#462429

Courage color link
Courage

#4B252A

Hinau color link
Hinau

#482A25

Brown Coffee color link
Brown Coffee

#4A2C2A

Fake Purple color link
Fake Purple

#43242A

Volcano color link
Volcano

#4E2728

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Cowboy color link
Cowboy

#4D282D

Red Earth color link
Red Earth

#462028

Nelson Red color link
Nelson Red

#4F2525

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Dark Ginger color link
Dark Ginger

#473029

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#482729
  • RGB72, 39, 41
  • CMYK0, 13, 12, 72
  • CSSrgb(72, 39, 41)
  • HSL356°, 30%, 22%
  • HSL Precise356.364°, 29.73%, 21.765%
  • HSV356°, 46%, 28%
  • HSB356°, 46%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.153, 0.161)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.153, 0.161, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.153, 0.161)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID482729
  • DECIMAL ID4728617
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01