Information about #483B2E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly toned warm orange, #483B2E stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from English Walnut (#473B2F). Slightly further away sit Dark Lava (#483C32) and Flirtatious Indigo Tea (#473F2D).
The recipe behind #483B2E is rgb(72, 59, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #483B2E: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. 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.
#483B2E color variations
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#483B2E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#483B2E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#483B2E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#483B2E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#483B2E 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 #483B2E color
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Nearest named colors to #483B2E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#473B2F
#483C32
#473F2D
#493F2F
#4C3D30
#48402C
#453732
#44362D
#433831
#45362B
#45402B
#48412B
#483B2E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#483B2E
- RGB72, 59, 46
- CMYK0, 5, 10, 72
- CSSrgb(72, 59, 46)
- HSL30°, 22%, 23%
- HSL Precise30°, 22.034%, 23.137%
- HSV30°, 36%, 28%
- HSB30°, 36%, 28%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.231, 0.180)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.231, 0.180, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.231, 0.180)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID483B2E
- DECIMAL ID4733742
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
