What color is #47453F?

#47453F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47453F?

The RGB value is 71, 69, 63: 71 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47453F?

The complementary color is #3F4147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47453F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47453F color

#47453F rgb(71, 69, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47453F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 27.1% green and 24.7% blue (71, 69, 63).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 6% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#47453F color codes

HEX	`#47453F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 69, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 6%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 11%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.3, -0.42, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.3, 3.95, 96.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.624, 5.955, 5.555)`
Decimal	`4670783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47453F, 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 #47453F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47453F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #47453F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47453f; }
.text { color: #47453f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47453f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 69 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47453f, #45473f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #47453F?: #47453F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47453F?: The RGB value is 71, 69, 63: 71 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47453F?: The complementary color is #3F4147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47453F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.