#48383F
Graphite · dark warm pink
About #48383F
#48383F is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 22% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 72% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 8.8); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #384841 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #48383F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.98:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #48383F?
#48383F is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 22% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 72% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #48383F?
Use white text. White on #48383F has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #48383F?
Its complementary colour is #384841, and analogous partners are #483847 and #483938.