What color is #473111?

#473111 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473111?

The RGB value is 71, 49, 17: 71 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473111?

The complementary color is #112747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473111 color

#473111 rgb(71, 49, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #473111 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 19.2% green and 6.7% blue (71, 49, 17).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 61% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 76% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#473111 color codes

HEX	`#473111`
RGB	`rgb(71, 49, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 19.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 61%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 76%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 76%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.22, 6.2, 23.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.22, 24.53, 75.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.798, 3.577, 1.021)`
Decimal	`4665617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473111, 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 #473111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #473111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473111; }
.text { color: #473111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 49 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473111, #424711); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #473111?: #473111 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473111?: The RGB value is 71, 49, 17: 71 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473111?: The complementary color is #112747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.