Close to Espresso
#48330C
#48330C is a very dark, rich brown, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 28.2% red, 20% green, and 4.7% blue. Its hue is 39°, with 71% saturation and 16% 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 #48330C.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
11.97:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.75:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.97:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.75:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #48330C as they’d see it.
#48330C 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 #48330C
What color is #48330C?
#48330C is a very dark, rich brown, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 28.2% red, 20% green, and 4.7% blue. Its hue is 39°, with 71% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #48330C in RGB?
#48330C is rgb(72, 51, 12): 72 red, 51 green, and 12 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #48330C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 29, 83, 72). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #48330C?
PANTONE 7553 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #48330C?
Its complement #27355E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.