What color is #473F46?

#473F46 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 #473F46?

The RGB value is 71, 63, 70: 71 red, 63 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473F46?

The complementary color is #3F4740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473F46 color

#473F46 rgb(71, 63, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473F46 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 24.7% green and 27.5% blue (71, 63, 70).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 6% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#473F46 color codes

HEX	`#473F46`
RGB	`rgb(71, 63, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 24.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 6%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 11%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.67, 4.93, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.67, 5.77, 328.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.481, 5.337, 6.535)`
Decimal	`4669254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473F46, 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 #473F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #473F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473f46; }
.text { color: #473f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 63 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473f46, #473f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #473F46?: #473F46 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 #473F46?: The RGB value is 71, 63, 70: 71 red, 63 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473F46?: The complementary color is #3F4740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.