What color is #473D39?

#473D39 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473D39?

The RGB value is 71, 61, 57: 71 red, 61 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473D39?

The complementary color is #394347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473D39 color

#473D39 rgb(71, 61, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473D39 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 23.9% green and 22.4% blue (71, 61, 57).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#473D39 color codes

HEX	`#473D39`
RGB	`rgb(71, 61, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 20%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.66, 3.55, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.66, 5.4, 48.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.006, 4.973, 4.566)`
Decimal	`4668729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473D39, 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 #473D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #473D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473d39; }
.text { color: #473d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 61 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473d39, #474439); }

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Questions

What color is #473D39?: #473D39 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473D39?: The RGB value is 71, 61, 57: 71 red, 61 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473D39?: The complementary color is #394347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.