What color is #47393E?

#47393E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47393E?

The RGB value is 71, 57, 62: 71 red, 57 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47393E?

The complementary color is #394742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47393E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47393E color

#47393E rgb(71, 57, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47393E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 22.4% green and 24.3% blue (71, 57, 62).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#47393E color codes

HEX	`#47393E`
RGB	`rgb(71, 57, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 22.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 20%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.6, 7.15, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.6, 7.19, 353.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.931, 4.614, 5.187)`
Decimal	`4667710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47393E, 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 #47393E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47393E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #47393E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47393e; }
.text { color: #47393e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47393e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 57 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47393e, #473b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #47393E?: #47393E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47393E?: The RGB value is 71, 57, 62: 71 red, 57 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47393E?: The complementary color is #394742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47393E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.