What color is #473A29?

#473A29 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Batch Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473A29?

The RGB value is 71, 58, 41: 71 red, 58 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473A29?

The complementary color is #293647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473A29 color

#473A29 rgb(71, 58, 41)

Shades of brown

The hex color #473A29 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 22.7% green and 16.1% blue (71, 58, 41).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 27% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 42% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Batch Brew (#45392F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#473A29 color codes

HEX	`#473A29`
RGB	`rgb(71, 58, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 22.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 27%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 42%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 42%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.34, 2.86, 12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.34, 13.03, 77.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.512, 4.526, 2.733)`
Decimal	`4667945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473A29, 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 #473A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #473A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473a29; }
.text { color: #473a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 58 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473a29, #454729); }

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Questions

What color is #473A29?: #473A29 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Batch Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473A29?: The RGB value is 71, 58, 41: 71 red, 58 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473A29?: The complementary color is #293647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.