What color is #470B13?

#470B13 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #470B13?

The RGB value is 71, 11, 19: 71 red, 11 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #470B13?

The complementary color is #0B473F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #470B13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#470B13 color

#470B13 rgb(71, 11, 19)

Shades of red

The hex color #470B13 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 4.3% green and 7.5% blue (71, 11, 19).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 73% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 73% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#470B13 color codes

HEX	`#470B13`
RGB	`rgb(71, 11, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 4.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 73%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 85%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 73%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.39, 28.4, 11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.39, 30.8, 22.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.836, 1.626, 0.781)`
Decimal	`4655891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #470B13, 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 #470B13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#470B13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #470B13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #470b13; }
.text { color: #470b13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #470b13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 11 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #470b13, #47210b); }

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Questions

What color is #470B13?: #470B13 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #470B13?: The RGB value is 71, 11, 19: 71 red, 11 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #470B13?: The complementary color is #0B473F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #470B13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.