What color is #47453A?

#47453A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47453A?

The RGB value is 71, 69, 58: 71 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47453A?

The complementary color is #3A3C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47453A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47453A color

#47453A rgb(71, 69, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47453A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 27.1% green and 22.7% blue (71, 69, 58).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#47453A color codes

HEX	`#47453A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 69, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.16, -1.38, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.16, 7.1, 101.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.49, 5.901, 4.852)`
Decimal	`4670778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47453A, 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 #47453A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47453A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #47453A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47453a; }
.text { color: #47453a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47453a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 69 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47453a, #43473a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #47453A?: #47453A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47453A?: The RGB value is 71, 69, 58: 71 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47453A?: The complementary color is #3A3C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47453A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.