What color is #47352B?

#47352B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47352B?

The RGB value is 71, 53, 43: 71 red, 53 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47352B?

The complementary color is #2B3D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47352B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47352B color

#47352B rgb(71, 53, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47352B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 20.8% green and 16.9% blue (71, 53, 43).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 39% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rum (#45362B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#47352B color codes

HEX	`#47352B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 53, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 20.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 39%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 39%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.87, 6.41, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.87, 11.39, 55.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.308, 4.06, 2.842)`
Decimal	`4666667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47352B, 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 #47352B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47352B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #47352B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47352b; }
.text { color: #47352b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47352b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 53 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47352b, #47432b); }

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Questions

What color is #47352B?: #47352B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47352B?: The RGB value is 71, 53, 43: 71 red, 53 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47352B?: The complementary color is #2B3D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47352B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.