What color is #473E44?

#473E44 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 #473E44?

The RGB value is 71, 62, 68: 71 red, 62 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473E44?

The complementary color is #3E4741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473E44 color

#473E44 rgb(71, 62, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473E44 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 24.3% green and 26.7% blue (71, 62, 68).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#473E44 color codes

HEX	`#473E44`
RGB	`rgb(71, 62, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 24.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 13%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.3, 5.14, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.3, 5.61, 336.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.364, 5.202, 6.189)`
Decimal	`4668996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473E44, 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 #473E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #473E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473e44; }
.text { color: #473e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 62 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473e44, #473e40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #473E44?: #473E44 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 #473E44?: The RGB value is 71, 62, 68: 71 red, 62 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473E44?: The complementary color is #3E4741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.