What color is #473A23?

#473A23 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473A23?

The RGB value is 71, 58, 35: 71 red, 58 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473A23?

The complementary color is #233047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473A23?

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.

#473A23 color

#473A23 rgb(71, 58, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #473A23 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 22.7% green and 13.7% blue (71, 58, 35).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 34% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 51% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#473A23 color codes

HEX	`#473A23`
RGB	`rgb(71, 58, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 22.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 34%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 51%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 51%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.22, 2.06, 16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.22, 16.53, 82.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.415, 4.487, 2.223)`
Decimal	`4667939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473A23, 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 #473A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473A23 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 #473A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473a23; }
.text { color: #473a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 58 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473a23, #424723); }

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Questions

What color is #473A23?: #473A23 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473A23?: The RGB value is 71, 58, 35: 71 red, 58 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473A23?: The complementary color is #233047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473A23?: 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.