What color is #473E3B?

#473E3B 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 #473E3B?

The RGB value is 71, 62, 59: 71 red, 62 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473E3B?

The complementary color is #3B4447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473E3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473E3B color

#473E3B rgb(71, 62, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473E3B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 24.3% green and 23.1% blue (71, 62, 59).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#473E3B color codes

HEX	`#473E3B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 62, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 24.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.02, 3.29, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.02, 4.63, 44.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.111, 5.101, 4.852)`
Decimal	`4668987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473E3B, 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 #473E3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473E3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #473E3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473e3b; }
.text { color: #473e3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473e3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 62 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473e3b, #47443b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #473E3B?: #473E3B 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 #473E3B?: The RGB value is 71, 62, 59: 71 red, 62 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473E3B?: The complementary color is #3B4447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473E3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.