What color is #47513C?

#47513C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47513C?

The RGB value is 71, 81, 60: 71 red, 81 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47513C?

The complementary color is #463C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47513C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47513C color

#47513C rgb(71, 81, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #47513C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 31.8% green and 23.5% blue (71, 81, 60).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#47513C color codes

HEX	`#47513C`
RGB	`rgb(71, 81, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 31.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 26%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 26%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.03, -8.38, 11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.03, 13.88, 127.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.356, 7.551, 5.397)`
Decimal	`4673852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47513C, 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 #47513C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47513C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #47513C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47513c; }
.text { color: #47513c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47513c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 81 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47513c, #3d513c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #47513C?: #47513C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47513C?: The RGB value is 71, 81, 60: 71 red, 81 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47513C?: The complementary color is #463C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47513C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.