What color is #473B43?

#473B43 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 #473B43?

The RGB value is 71, 59, 67: 71 red, 59 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473B43?

The complementary color is #3B473F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473B43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473B43 color

#473B43 rgb(71, 59, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473B43 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 23.1% green and 26.3% blue (71, 59, 67).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#473B43 color codes

HEX	`#473B43`
RGB	`rgb(71, 59, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.37, 6.89, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.37, 7.5, 336.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.176, 4.873, 5.977)`
Decimal	`4668227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473B43, 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 #473B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #473B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473b43; }
.text { color: #473b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 59 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473b43, #473b3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #473B43?: #473B43 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 #473B43?: The RGB value is 71, 59, 67: 71 red, 59 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473B43?: The complementary color is #3B473F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473B43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.