What color is #473212?

#473212 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 #473212?

The RGB value is 71, 50, 18: 71 red, 50 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473212?

The complementary color is #122747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473212?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473212 color

#473212 rgb(71, 50, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #473212 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 19.6% green and 7.1% blue (71, 50, 18).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 60% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 75% 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 12.12:1).

#473212 color codes

HEX	`#473212`
RGB	`rgb(71, 50, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 19.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 60%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 75%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 75%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.53, 5.61, 23.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.53, 24.16, 76.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.849, 3.665, 1.077)`
Decimal	`4665874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473212, 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 #473212	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473212 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #473212 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473212; }
.text { color: #473212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473212; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 50 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473212, #424712); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #473212?: #473212 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 #473212?: The RGB value is 71, 50, 18: 71 red, 50 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473212?: The complementary color is #122747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473212?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.