What color is #474012?

#474012 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 #474012?

The RGB value is 71, 64, 18: 71 red, 64 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474012?

The complementary color is #121947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474012 color

#474012 rgb(71, 64, 18)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #474012 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 25.1% green and 7.1% blue (71, 64, 18).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 60% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 75% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#474012 color codes

HEX	`#474012`
RGB	`rgb(71, 64, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 25.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 60%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 75%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 75%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.88, -3.38, 28.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.88, 28.33, 96.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.541, 5.05, 1.308)`
Decimal	`4669458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474012, 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 #474012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #474012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474012; }
.text { color: #474012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 64 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474012, #334712); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #474012?: #474012 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 #474012?: The RGB value is 71, 64, 18: 71 red, 64 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474012?: The complementary color is #121947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.