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#473E23 Madras

#473E23 is a dark, muted brown named Madras. In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 24.3% green and 13.7% blue (rgb(71, 62, 35)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 34% saturation and 21% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 51% yellow and 72% black. #473E23 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.60:1.

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Variations of #473E23

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#473E23 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#473E23 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #473E23 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #464024
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #433D21
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #453E22
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #464024
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #463F23
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4C3A37
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #493C2E
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3F3F3F
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #413E39

#473E23 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.60:1 Very good#473E23 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#473E23 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#473E23 in CSS

/* Madras */
.color { color: #473E23; }
.background { background-color: #473E23; }
.border { border: 1px solid #473E23; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(71 62 35);
color: hsl(45 34% 21%);
color: oklch(0.366 0.044 91.6);

#473E23 FAQ

What color is #473E23?

#473E23 is a dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Madras. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #473E23?

#473E23 is rgb(71, 62, 35) in RGB, hsl(45, 34%, 21%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 51%, 72%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #473E23?

The complementary color of #473E23 is #232C47, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #473E23?

White text has the best contrast on #473E23: 10.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #473E23 a warm or cool color?

#473E23 is a warm color.