Information about #483E43 color

#483E43 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #483E43 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 62, 67) — 28.2% red, 24.3% green, 26.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 2 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #483E43 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Year (#463C42). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Sidewinder (#473F40) and Chocolate Lounge (#453C43).

The recipe behind #483E43 is rgb(72, 62, 67), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #483E43 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #483E43 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#483E43 color variations

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

#483E43 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 #483E43

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

Light Year color link
Light Year

#463C42

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

Jon color link
Jon

#463D3E

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#483E43
  • RGB72, 62, 67
  • CMYK0, 4, 2, 72
  • CSSrgb(72, 62, 67)
  • HSL330°, 7%, 26%
  • HSL Precise330°, 7.463%, 26.275%
  • HSV330°, 14%, 28%
  • HSB330°, 14%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.243, 0.263)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.243, 0.263, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.243, 0.263)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID483E43
  • DECIMAL ID4734531
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01