What color is #473632?

#473632 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473632?

The RGB value is 71, 54, 50: 71 red, 54 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473632?

The complementary color is #324347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473632?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473632 color

#473632 rgb(71, 54, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473632 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 21.2% green and 19.6% blue (71, 54, 50).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 30% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#473632 color codes

HEX	`#473632`
RGB	`rgb(71, 54, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 21.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 30%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 30%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.35, 6.88, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.35, 8.76, 38.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.493, 4.208, 3.593)`
Decimal	`4666930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473632, 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 #473632	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473632 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #473632 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473632; }
.text { color: #473632; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473632; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 54 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473632, #474132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #473632?: #473632 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473632?: The RGB value is 71, 54, 50: 71 red, 54 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473632?: The complementary color is #324347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473632?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.