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#472700 Color

#472700 is rgb(71, 39, 0) in RGB, hsl(33, 100%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), visibly different at ΔE 10. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#472700
HEX#472700
RGBrgb(71, 39, 0)
HSLhsl(33, 100%, 14%)
HSVhsv(33, 100%, 28%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 72%)
OKLCHoklch(30.8% 0.069 64.9)
LABlab(19.46% 13.16 28.18)
LCHlch(19.46% 31.10 64.96)

What #472700 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #472700, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#472700 Channel Values

How #472700 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 71 · G 39 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 100% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 100% · V 28%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 100% · K 72%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.48:1 vs white · 1.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #472700 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #472700

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #472700; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #472700

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #472700.

How #472700 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#472700
Protanopia#2E2E00
Protanomaly#3A2B00
Deuteranopia#343400
Deuteranomaly#3C2F00
Tritanopia#482424
Tritanomaly#48251A
Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #472700 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-472700: #472700;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #472700;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-472700': '#472700' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.153, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_472700">#472700</color>
SVG fillfill="#472700"

More Brown Colors

#472700 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#472700 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #472700?

#472700 is a darkest brown — rgb(71, 39, 0) in RGB and hsl(33, 100%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.

What is the RGB value of #472700?

#472700 is rgb(71, 39, 0) — red 71, green 39, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #472700?

#472700 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #472700 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #472700 scores 13.48:1 against white and 1.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #472700 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #472700 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 27.26, which is a different colour altogether.

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