Close to Taupe
#483232
#483232 is a dark, soft, grayish red, close to the color Taupe. In RGB it’s made of 28.2% red, 19.6% green, and 19.6% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #483232.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
11.81:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.78:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.81:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.78:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #483232 as they’d see it.
#483232 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #483232
What color is #483232?
#483232 is a dark, soft, grayish red, close to the color Taupe. In RGB it’s made of 28.2% red, 19.6% green, and 19.6% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #483232 in RGB?
#483232 is rgb(72, 50, 50): 72 red, 50 green, and 50 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #483232 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 31, 31, 72). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #483232?
PANTONE 439 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #483232?
Its complement #213C3C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.