What color is #47423E?

#47423E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47423E?

The RGB value is 71, 66, 62: 71 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47423E?

The complementary color is #3E4347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47423E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47423E color

#47423E rgb(71, 66, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47423E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 25.9% green and 24.3% blue (71, 66, 62).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#47423E color codes

HEX	`#47423E`
RGB	`rgb(71, 66, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 25.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 13%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.34, 1.3, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.34, 3.45, 67.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.416, 5.584, 5.349)`
Decimal	`4670014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47423E, 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 #47423E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47423E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #47423E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47423e; }
.text { color: #47423e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47423e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 66 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47423e, #47473e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #47423E?: #47423E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47423E?: The RGB value is 71, 66, 62: 71 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47423E?: The complementary color is #3E4347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47423E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.