What color is #47451B?

#47451B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47451B?

The RGB value is 71, 69, 27: 71 red, 69 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47451B?

The complementary color is #1B1D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47451B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47451B color

#47451B rgb(71, 69, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #47451B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 27.1% green and 10.6% blue (71, 69, 27).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 45% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 62% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#47451B color codes

HEX	`#47451B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 69, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 45%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 62%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 62%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.58, -5.74, 25.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.58, 25.88, 102.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.925, 5.675, 1.873)`
Decimal	`4670747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47451B, 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 #47451B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47451B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #47451B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47451b; }
.text { color: #47451b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47451b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 69 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47451b, #33471b); }

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Questions

What color is #47451B?: #47451B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47451B?: The RGB value is 71, 69, 27: 71 red, 69 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47451B?: The complementary color is #1B1D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47451B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.