What color is #47333C?

#47333C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47333C?

The RGB value is 71, 51, 60: 71 red, 51 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47333C?

The complementary color is #33473E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47333C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47333C color

#47333C rgb(71, 51, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47333C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 20% green and 23.5% blue (71, 51, 60).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 15% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#47333C color codes

HEX	`#47333C`
RGB	`rgb(71, 51, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 20%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 28%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 15%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.78, 10.71, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.78, 10.92, 348.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.598, 4.034, 4.81)`
Decimal	`4666172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47333C, 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 #47333C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47333C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #47333C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47333c; }
.text { color: #47333c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47333c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 51 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47333c, #473433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #47333C?: #47333C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47333C?: The RGB value is 71, 51, 60: 71 red, 51 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47333C?: The complementary color is #33473E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47333C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.