What color is #47392F?

#47392F 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 #47392F?

The RGB value is 71, 57, 47: 71 red, 57 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47392F?

The complementary color is #2F3D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47392F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47392F color

#47392F rgb(71, 57, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47392F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 22.4% green and 18.4% blue (71, 57, 47).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 34% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rum (#45362B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#47392F color codes

HEX	`#47392F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 57, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 22.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 34%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 34%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.17, 4.41, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.17, 9.63, 62.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.575, 4.471, 3.311)`
Decimal	`4667695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47392F, 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 #47392F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47392F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #47392F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47392f; }
.text { color: #47392f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47392f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 57 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47392f, #47452f); }

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Questions

What color is #47392F?: #47392F 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 #47392F?: The RGB value is 71, 57, 47: 71 red, 57 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47392F?: The complementary color is #2F3D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47392F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.