What color is #473514?

#473514 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473514?

The RGB value is 71, 53, 20: 71 red, 53 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473514?

The complementary color is #142647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473514 color

#473514 rgb(71, 53, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #473514 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 20.8% green and 7.8% blue (71, 53, 20).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 56% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 72% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#473514 color codes

HEX	`#473514`
RGB	`rgb(71, 53, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 20.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 56%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 72%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 72%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.46, 3.8, 23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.46, 23.7, 80.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.998, 3.937, 1.211)`
Decimal	`4666644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473514, 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 #473514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #473514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473514; }
.text { color: #473514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 53 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473514, #404714); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #473514?: #473514 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473514?: The RGB value is 71, 53, 20: 71 red, 53 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473514?: The complementary color is #142647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.