What color is #47633C?

#47633C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47633C?

The RGB value is 71, 99, 60: 71 red, 99 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47633C?

The complementary color is #583C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47633C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47633C color

#47633C rgb(71, 99, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #47633C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 38.8% green and 23.5% blue (71, 99, 60).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#47633C color codes

HEX	`#47633C`
RGB	`rgb(71, 99, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 38.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 39%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 39%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.88, -18.57, 18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.88, 26.51, 134.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.876, 10.589, 5.903)`
Decimal	`4678460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47633C, 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 #47633C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#47633C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #47633C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47633c; }
.text { color: #47633c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47633c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 99 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47633c, #3c6345); }

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Questions

What color is #47633C?: #47633C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47633C?: The RGB value is 71, 99, 60: 71 red, 99 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47633C?: The complementary color is #583C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47633C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.