What color is #47573A?

#47573A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47573A?

The RGB value is 71, 87, 58: 71 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47573A?

The complementary color is #4A3A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47573A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47573A color

#47573A rgb(71, 87, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #47573A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 34.1% green and 22.7% blue (71, 87, 58).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#47573A color codes

HEX	`#47573A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 87, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 34.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 33%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.93, -12.24, 14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.93, 19.27, 129.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.77, 8.461, 5.279)`
Decimal	`4675386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47573A, 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 #47573A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47573A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #47573A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47573a; }
.text { color: #47573a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47573a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 87 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47573a, #3a573c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #47573A?: #47573A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47573A?: The RGB value is 71, 87, 58: 71 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47573A?: The complementary color is #4A3A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47573A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.