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#47361A Color

#47361A is rgb(71, 54, 26) in RGB, hsl(37, 46%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 63%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#47361A
HEX#47361A
RGBrgb(71, 54, 26)
HSLhsl(37, 46%, 19%)
HSVhsv(37, 63%, 28%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 63%, 72%)
OKLCHoklch(34.5% 0.049 78.5)
LABlab(24.03% 4.99 20.42)
LCHlch(24.03% 21.02 76.27)

What #47361A 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 #47361A, 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.

#47361A Channel Values

How #47361A 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 54 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 46% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 63% · V 28%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 63% · K 72%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.6:1 vs white · 1.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #47361A 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 text11.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #47361A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #47361A; 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 #47361A

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.

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How #47361A 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#47361A
Protanopia#39391A
Protanomaly#3F381A
Deuteranopia#3C3C19
Deuteranomaly#413A19
Tritanopia#493333
Tritanomaly#48342B
Achromatopsia#393939

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Using #47361A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-47361a: #47361A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #47361A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-47361a': '#47361A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.212, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_47361a">#47361A</color>
SVG fillfill="#47361A"

More Brown Colors

#47361A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#47361A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #47361A?

#47361A is a darkest brown — rgb(71, 54, 26) in RGB and hsl(37, 46%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #47361A?

#47361A is rgb(71, 54, 26) — red 71, green 54, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #47361A?

#47361A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 63%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #47361A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #47361A scores 11.6:1 against white and 1.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #47361A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #47361A 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 29.28, which is a different colour altogether.

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