What color is #473D3A?

#473D3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473D3A?

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

What is the complementary color of #473D3A?

The complementary color is #3A4447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473D3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473D3A color

#473D3A rgb(71, 61, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473D3A is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 14°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#473D3A color codes

HEX	`#473D3A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 61, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 18%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.69, 3.74, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.69, 5.09, 42.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.031, 4.983, 4.699)`
Decimal	`4668730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473D3A, 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 #473D3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473D3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #473D3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473d3a; }
.text { color: #473d3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473d3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 61 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473d3a, #47443a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #473D3A?: #473D3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473D3A?: The RGB value is 71, 61, 58: 71 red, 61 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473D3A?: The complementary color is #3A4447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473D3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.