What color is #47383B?

#47383B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47383B?

The RGB value is 71, 56, 59: 71 red, 56 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47383B?

The complementary color is #384744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47383B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47383B color

#47383B rgb(71, 56, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47383B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 22% green and 23.1% blue (71, 56, 59).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#47383B color codes

HEX	`#47383B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 56, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 22%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 21%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.21, 7.21, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.21, 7.24, 5.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.802, 4.484, 4.749)`
Decimal	`4667451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47383B, 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 #47383B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47383B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #47383B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47383b; }
.text { color: #47383b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47383b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 56 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47383b, #473d38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #47383B?: #47383B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47383B?: The RGB value is 71, 56, 59: 71 red, 56 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47383B?: The complementary color is #384744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47383B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.