What color is #47403F?

#47403F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47403F?

The RGB value is 71, 64, 63: 71 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47403F?

The complementary color is #3F4647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47403F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47403F color

#47403F rgb(71, 64, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47403F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 25.1% green and 24.7% blue (71, 64, 63).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 6% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#47403F color codes

HEX	`#47403F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 64, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 25.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 6%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 11%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.75, 2.79, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.75, 3.26, 31.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.329, 5.365, 5.457)`
Decimal	`4669503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47403F, 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 #47403F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47403F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #47403F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47403f; }
.text { color: #47403f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47403f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 64 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47403f, #47443f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #47403F?: #47403F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47403F?: The RGB value is 71, 64, 63: 71 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47403F?: The complementary color is #3F4647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47403F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.