What color is #472300?

#472300 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #472300?

The RGB value is 71, 35, 0: 71 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472300?

The complementary color is #002447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472300 color

#472300 rgb(71, 35, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #472300 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 13.7% green and 0% blue (71, 35, 0).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 100% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#472300 color codes

HEX	`#472300`
RGB	`rgb(71, 35, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 13.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 100%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 100%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.11, 14.43, 26.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.11, 30.27, 61.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.2, 2.542, 0.322)`
Decimal	`4662016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472300, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #472300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #472300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472300; }
.text { color: #472300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 35 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472300, #474700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #472300?: #472300 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #472300?: The RGB value is 71, 35, 0: 71 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472300?: The complementary color is #002447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.