What color is #472E36?

#472E36 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #472E36?

The RGB value is 71, 46, 54: 71 red, 46 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472E36?

The complementary color is #2E473F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472E36 color

#472E36 rgb(71, 46, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #472E36 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 18% green and 21.2% blue (71, 46, 54).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 24% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#472E36 color codes

HEX	`#472E36`
RGB	`rgb(71, 46, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 18%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 24%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.16, 12.86, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.16, 12.87, 358.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.241, 3.56, 3.953)`
Decimal	`4664886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472E36, 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 #472E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #472E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472e36; }
.text { color: #472e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 46 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472e36, #47332e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #472E36?: #472E36 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #472E36?: The RGB value is 71, 46, 54: 71 red, 46 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472E36?: The complementary color is #2E473F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.