What color is #473938?

#473938 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473938?

The RGB value is 71, 57, 56: 71 red, 57 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473938?

The complementary color is #384647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473938 color

#473938 rgb(71, 57, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473938 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 22.4% green and 22% blue (71, 57, 56).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 21% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#473938 color codes

HEX	`#473938`
RGB	`rgb(71, 57, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 22.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 21%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 21%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.42, 5.98, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.42, 6.66, 26.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.775, 4.552, 4.368)`
Decimal	`4667704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473938, 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 #473938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #473938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473938; }
.text { color: #473938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 57 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473938, #474138); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #473938?: #473938 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473938?: The RGB value is 71, 57, 56: 71 red, 57 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473938?: The complementary color is #384647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.