#473933Film Noir (#473933) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 44°, lightness 0.36 and chroma 0.022. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #473933 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 57, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 16%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 28%, 28%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 28%, 72%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(25.3 5.1 6.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.358 0.022 44) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Film Noir shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#49372f — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#493932 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#473933 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#473934 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Film Noir in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 11.05:1 and against black 1.9:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ada29d · #897c77 · #665852 · #473933 · #241914 · #070201
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#705936 · #674324 · #473933 · #4a1d18 · #370f16 · #230412
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b8b193 · #b28674 · #80743e · #5d5840 · #473933 · #3c1706
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#83c3dd · #8d7368 · #665650 · #473933 · #311a10 · #110602
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f7 · #c3b7b3 · #818789 · #5e524d · #473933 · #20272a
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f7f0ed · #d0c8c5 · #a69d99 · #473933 · #0f0603 · #f0773c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f7f0ed · #d0c8c5 · #a69d99 · #473933 · #0f0603 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3f5fd · #91c3d7 · #4f90a8 · #275c6f · #473933 · #352016
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f5fd · #8dc7c6 · #6688b2 · #20605f · #473933 · #192738
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f7ee · #97c7b0 · #8080b2 · #505077 · #473933 · #122c21
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf5e6 · #aac39d · #4f90a8 · #624a6d · #473933 · #0e2a34
#62554F · #7E726D · #9B918C · #BAB1AD · #D9D2CF
#3C302A · #322622 · #271E19 · #1E1512 · #140D0A
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.