What color is #473F0C?

#473F0C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473F0C?

The RGB value is 71, 63, 12: 71 red, 63 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473F0C?

The complementary color is #0C1447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473F0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473F0C color

#473F0C rgb(71, 63, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #473F0C is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 24.7% green and 4.7% blue (71, 63, 12).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 71% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 83% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#473F0C color codes

HEX	`#473F0C`
RGB	`rgb(71, 63, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 24.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 71%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 83%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 83%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.51, -3.12, 30.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.51, 30.7, 95.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.443, 4.921, 1.064)`
Decimal	`4669196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473F0C, 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 #473F0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473F0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #473F0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473f0c; }
.text { color: #473f0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473f0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 63 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473f0c, #32470c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #473F0C?: #473F0C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473F0C?: The RGB value is 71, 63, 12: 71 red, 63 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473F0C?: The complementary color is #0C1447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473F0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.