48330C

#48330C closest to Café Noir

#48330C is a dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Café Noir. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.0% green and 4.7% blue (rgb(72, 51, 12)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 71% saturation and 16% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 83% yellow and 72% black. #48330C is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.97:1.

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Variations of #48330C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#48330C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#48330C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #48330C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #40390E
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3B3407
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3F3408
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #40390E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #42370C
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4F2D2B
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4B311E
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #373737
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3C3630

#48330C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.97:1 Very good#48330C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#48330C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#48330C in CSS

/* Café Noir */
.color { color: #48330C; }
.background { background-color: #48330C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #48330C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(72 51 12);
color: hsl(39 71% 16%);
color: oklch(0.337 0.061 79.0);

#48330C FAQ

What color is #48330C?

#48330C is a dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Café Noir. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #48330C?

#48330C is rgb(72, 51, 12) in RGB, hsl(39, 71%, 16%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 29%, 83%, 72%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #48330C?

The complementary color of #48330C is #0C2148, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #48330C?

White text has the best contrast on #48330C: 11.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #48330C a warm or cool color?

#48330C is a warm color.