Color #48491B

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #48491B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 73, 27) — 28.2% red, 28.6% green, 10.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 18 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#48491B is a confidently colored golden yellow that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lucy Green (#4B531E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Army Green (#4B5320) and Madras (#473E23).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 73, 27) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #48491B: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #48491B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#48491B color variations

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

#48491B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#48491B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#48491B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#48491B 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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#48491B 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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Alternatives to #48491B color

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Nearest named colors to #48491B

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

Lucy Green

#4B531E

Army Green

#4B5320

Madras

#473E23

Thatch Green

#403D19

Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Bronzetone

#4D400F

Xander

#44500C

Kakadu

#554123

Onion

#48412B

Lisbon Brown

#423921

Codium Fragile Seaweed

#524B2A

Woodrush

#45402B

#48491B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#48491B
RGB72, 73, 27
CMYK0, 0, 18, 71
CSSrgb(72, 73, 27)

HSL61°, 46%, 20%
HSL Precise61.304°, 46%, 19.608%
HSV61°, 63%, 29%
HSB61°, 63%, 29%

Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106

GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.286, 0.106)
GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.286, 0.106, 1.000)
HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.286, 0.106)

Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%

Color FamilyYellow
Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
Lightness FamilyDark

HEX ID48491B
DECIMAL ID4737307
Name LengthThis color has no name

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