What color is #473518?

#473518 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473518?

The RGB value is 71, 53, 24: 71 red, 53 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473518?

The complementary color is #182A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473518?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473518 color

#473518 rgb(71, 53, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #473518 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 20.8% green and 9.4% blue (71, 53, 24).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 66% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#473518 color codes

HEX	`#473518`
RGB	`rgb(71, 53, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 20.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 66%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 66%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.51, 4.14, 21.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.51, 21.51, 78.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.037, 3.952, 1.414)`
Decimal	`4666648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473518, 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 #473518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #473518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473518; }
.text { color: #473518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 53 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473518, #424718); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #473518?: #473518 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473518?: The RGB value is 71, 53, 24: 71 red, 53 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473518?: The complementary color is #182A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473518?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.