What color is #47472E?

#47472E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47472E?

The RGB value is 71, 71, 46: 71 red, 71 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47472E?

The complementary color is #2E2E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47472E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47472E color

#47472E rgb(71, 71, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #47472E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 27.8% green and 18% blue (71, 71, 46).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#47472E color codes

HEX	`#47472E`
RGB	`rgb(71, 71, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 35%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.52, -4.65, 15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.52, 15.78, 107.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.345, 6.043, 3.469)`
Decimal	`4671278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47472E, 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 #47472E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47472E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #47472E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47472e; }
.text { color: #47472e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47472e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 71 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47472e, #3b472e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #47472E?: #47472E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47472E?: The RGB value is 71, 71, 46: 71 red, 71 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47472E?: The complementary color is #2E2E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47472E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.