What color is #47332A?

#47332A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47332A?

The RGB value is 71, 51, 42: 71 red, 51 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47332A?

The complementary color is #2A3E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47332A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47332A color

#47332A rgb(71, 51, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47332A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 20% green and 16.5% blue (71, 51, 42).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 26% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 41% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#47332A color codes

HEX	`#47332A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 51, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 20%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 26%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 41%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.25, 7.58, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.25, 11.95, 50.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.2, 3.875, 2.717)`
Decimal	`4666154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47332A, 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 #47332A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47332A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #47332A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47332a; }
.text { color: #47332a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47332a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 51 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47332a, #47422a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #47332A?: #47332A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47332A?: The RGB value is 71, 51, 42: 71 red, 51 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47332A?: The complementary color is #2A3E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47332A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.