What color is #47533F?

#47533F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47533F?

The RGB value is 71, 83, 63: 71 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47533F?

The complementary color is #4B3F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47533F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47533F color

#47533F rgb(71, 83, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #47533F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 32.5% green and 24.7% blue (71, 83, 63).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#47533F color codes

HEX	`#47533F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 83, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 32.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.74, -9.01, 10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.74, 13.59, 131.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.589, 7.885, 5.876)`
Decimal	`4674367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47533F, 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 #47533F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47533F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #47533F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47533f; }
.text { color: #47533f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47533f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 83 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47533f, #3f5341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #47533F?: #47533F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47533F?: The RGB value is 71, 83, 63: 71 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47533F?: The complementary color is #4B3F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47533F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.