What color is #473D47?

#473D47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473D47?

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

What is the complementary color of #473D47?

The complementary color is #3D473D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473D47 color

#473D47 rgb(71, 61, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473D47 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 8% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#473D47 color codes

HEX	`#473D47`
RGB	`rgb(71, 61, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 8%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 14%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.11, 6.46, -4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.11, 7.87, 325.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.404, 5.132, 6.666)`
Decimal	`4668743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473D47, 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 #473D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #473D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473d47; }
.text { color: #473d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 61 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473d47, #473d42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #473D47?: #473D47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473D47?: The RGB value is 71, 61, 71: 71 red, 61 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473D47?: The complementary color is #3D473D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.