What color is #473A3D?

#473A3D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473A3D?

The RGB value is 71, 58, 61: 71 red, 58 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473A3D?

The complementary color is #3A4744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473A3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473A3D color

#473A3D rgb(71, 58, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473A3D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 22.7% green and 23.9% blue (71, 58, 61).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% 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 10.82:1).

#473A3D color codes

HEX	`#473A3D`
RGB	`rgb(71, 58, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 22.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 18%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.87, 6.29, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.87, 6.3, 2.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.954, 4.703, 5.061)`
Decimal	`4667965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473A3D, 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 #473A3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473A3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #473A3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473a3d; }
.text { color: #473a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473a3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 58 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473a3d, #473d3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #473A3D?: #473A3D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473A3D?: The RGB value is 71, 58, 61: 71 red, 58 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473A3D?: The complementary color is #3A4744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473A3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.