What color is #47492F?

#47492F 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 #47492F?

The RGB value is 71, 73, 47: 71 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47492F?

The complementary color is #312F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47492F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47492F color

#47492F rgb(71, 73, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #47492F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 28.6% green and 18.4% blue (71, 73, 47).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#47492F color codes

HEX	`#47492F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 73, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 28.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 36%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.18, -5.73, 15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.18, 16.37, 110.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.494, 6.31, 3.617)`
Decimal	`4671791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47492F, 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 #47492F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47492F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #47492F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47492f; }
.text { color: #47492f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47492f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 73 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47492f, #3a492f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #47492F?: #47492F 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 #47492F?: The RGB value is 71, 73, 47: 71 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47492F?: The complementary color is #312F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47492F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.