What color is #473822?

#473822 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473822?

The RGB value is 71, 56, 34: 71 red, 56 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473822?

The complementary color is #223147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473822?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473822 color

#473822 rgb(71, 56, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #473822 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 22% green and 13.3% blue (71, 56, 34).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 52% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#473822 color codes

HEX	`#473822`
RGB	`rgb(71, 56, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 22%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 52%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 52%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.59, 3.24, 16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.59, 16.55, 78.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.302, 4.284, 2.113)`
Decimal	`4667426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473822, 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 #473822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #473822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473822; }
.text { color: #473822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 56 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473822, #444722); }

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Questions

What color is #473822?: #473822 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473822?: The RGB value is 71, 56, 34: 71 red, 56 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473822?: The complementary color is #223147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473822?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.