What color is #47431F?

#47431F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47431F?

The RGB value is 71, 67, 31: 71 red, 67 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47431F?

The complementary color is #1F2347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47431F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47431F color

#47431F rgb(71, 67, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #47431F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 26.3% green and 12.2% blue (71, 67, 31).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 39% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 56% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#47431F color codes

HEX	`#47431F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 67, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 26.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 39%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 56%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 56%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.99, -4.11, 22.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.99, 22.64, 100.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.853, 5.453, 2.093)`
Decimal	`4670239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47431F, 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 #47431F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47431F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #47431F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47431f; }
.text { color: #47431f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47431f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 67 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47431f, #37471f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #47431F?: #47431F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47431F?: The RGB value is 71, 67, 31: 71 red, 67 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47431F?: The complementary color is #1F2347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47431F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.