What color is #472F21?

#472F21 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #472F21?

The RGB value is 71, 47, 33: 71 red, 47 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472F21?

The complementary color is #213947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472F21 color

#472F21 rgb(71, 47, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #472F21 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 18.4% green and 12.9% blue (71, 47, 33).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 54% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#472F21 color codes

HEX	`#472F21`
RGB	`rgb(71, 47, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 18.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 54%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 54%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.88, 9.02, 13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.88, 16.14, 56.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.89, 3.483, 1.906)`
Decimal	`4665121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472F21, 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 #472F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #472F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472f21; }
.text { color: #472f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 47 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472f21, #474221); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #472F21?: #472F21 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #472F21?: The RGB value is 71, 47, 33: 71 red, 47 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472F21?: The complementary color is #213947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.