What color is #473F15?

#473F15 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 #473F15?

The RGB value is 71, 63, 21: 71 red, 63 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473F15?

The complementary color is #151D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473F15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473F15 color

#473F15 rgb(71, 63, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #473F15 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 24.7% green and 8.2% blue (71, 63, 21).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 54% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 70% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#473F15 color codes

HEX	`#473F15`
RGB	`rgb(71, 63, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 24.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 54%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 70%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 70%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, -2.54, 26.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 26.4, 95.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.512, 4.949, 1.427)`
Decimal	`4669205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473F15, 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 #473F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473F15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #473F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473f15; }
.text { color: #473f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 63 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473f15, #364715); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #473F15?: #473F15 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 #473F15?: The RGB value is 71, 63, 21: 71 red, 63 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473F15?: The complementary color is #151D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473F15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.