What color is #472F1B?

#472F1B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #472F1B?

The RGB value is 71, 47, 27: 71 red, 47 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472F1B?

The complementary color is #1B3347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472F1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472F1B color

#472F1B rgb(71, 47, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #472F1B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 18.4% green and 10.6% blue (71, 47, 27).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 45% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 62% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#472F1B color codes

HEX	`#472F1B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 47, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 18.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 45%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 62%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 62%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.77, 8.36, 17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.77, 19.08, 64.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.813, 3.452, 1.502)`
Decimal	`4665115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472F1B, 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 #472F1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472F1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #472F1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472f1b; }
.text { color: #472f1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472f1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 47 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472f1b, #47451b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #472F1B?: #472F1B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #472F1B?: The RGB value is 71, 47, 27: 71 red, 47 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472F1B?: The complementary color is #1B3347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472F1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.