What color is #473A25?

#473A25 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 #473A25?

The RGB value is 71, 58, 37: 71 red, 58 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473A25?

The complementary color is #253247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473A25 color

#473A25 rgb(71, 58, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #473A25 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 22.7% green and 14.5% blue (71, 58, 37).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 48% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#473A25 color codes

HEX	`#473A25`
RGB	`rgb(71, 58, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 22.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 48%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 48%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.26, 2.31, 15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.26, 15.36, 81.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.446, 4.499, 2.384)`
Decimal	`4667941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473A25, 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 #473A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #473A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473a25; }
.text { color: #473a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 58 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473a25, #434725); }

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Questions

What color is #473A25?: #473A25 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 #473A25?: The RGB value is 71, 58, 37: 71 red, 58 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473A25?: The complementary color is #253247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.