What color is #473E35?

#473E35 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473E35?

The RGB value is 71, 62, 53: 71 red, 62 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473E35?

The complementary color is #353E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473E35 color

#473E35 rgb(71, 62, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473E35 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 24.3% green and 20.8% blue (71, 62, 53).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#473E35 color codes

HEX	`#473E35`
RGB	`rgb(71, 62, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 24.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 25%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.85, 2.18, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.85, 7.3, 72.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.964, 5.042, 4.079)`
Decimal	`4668981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473E35, 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 #473E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #473E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473e35; }
.text { color: #473e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 62 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473e35, #474735); }

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Questions

What color is #473E35?: #473E35 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473E35?: The RGB value is 71, 62, 53: 71 red, 62 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473E35?: The complementary color is #353E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.