What color is #473E45?

#473E45 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 #473E45?

The RGB value is 71, 62, 69: 71 red, 62 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473E45?

The complementary color is #3E4740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473E45 color

#473E45 rgb(71, 62, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473E45 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 24.3% green and 27.1% blue (71, 62, 69).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#473E45 color codes

HEX	`#473E45`
RGB	`rgb(71, 62, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 24.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 13%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.34, 5.36, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.34, 6.07, 332.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.395, 5.215, 6.351)`
Decimal	`4668997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473E45, 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 #473E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #473E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473e45; }
.text { color: #473e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 62 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473e45, #473e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #473E45?: #473E45 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 #473E45?: The RGB value is 71, 62, 69: 71 red, 62 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473E45?: The complementary color is #3E4740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.