What color is #47452A?

#47452A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47452A?

The RGB value is 71, 69, 42: 71 red, 69 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47452A?

The complementary color is #2A2C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47452A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47452A color

#47452A rgb(71, 69, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #47452A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 27.1% green and 16.5% blue (71, 69, 42).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 26% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 41% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#47452A color codes

HEX	`#47452A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 69, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 26%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 41%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 41%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.81, -4, 16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.81, 17.11, 103.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.145, 5.763, 3.031)`
Decimal	`4670762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47452A, 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 #47452A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47452A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #47452A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47452a; }
.text { color: #47452a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47452a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 69 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47452a, #3b472a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #47452A?: #47452A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47452A?: The RGB value is 71, 69, 42: 71 red, 69 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47452A?: The complementary color is #2A2C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47452A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.