What color is #47432F?

#47432F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47432F?

The RGB value is 71, 67, 47: 71 red, 67 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47432F?

The complementary color is #2F3347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47432F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47432F color

#47432F rgb(71, 67, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47432F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 26.3% green and 18.4% blue (71, 67, 47).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#47432F color codes

HEX	`#47432F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 67, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 26.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 34%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.27, -2.01, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.27, 12.94, 98.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.119, 5.559, 3.492)`
Decimal	`4670255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47432F, 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 #47432F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47432F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #47432F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47432f; }
.text { color: #47432f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47432f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 67 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47432f, #3f472f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #47432F?: #47432F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47432F?: The RGB value is 71, 67, 47: 71 red, 67 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47432F?: The complementary color is #2F3347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47432F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.