What color is #470C11?

#470C11 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 #470C11?

The RGB value is 71, 12, 17: 71 red, 12 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #470C11?

The complementary color is #0C4742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #470C11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#470C11 color

#470C11 rgb(71, 12, 17)

Shades of red

The hex color #470C11 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 4.7% green and 6.7% blue (71, 12, 17).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 71% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 76% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#470C11 color codes

HEX	`#470C11`
RGB	`rgb(71, 12, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 4.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 71%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 83%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 76%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.49, 27.88, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.49, 30.88, 25.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.831, 1.643, 0.698)`
Decimal	`4656145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #470C11, 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 #470C11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#470C11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #470C11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #470c11; }
.text { color: #470c11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #470c11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 12 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #470c11, #47250c); }

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Questions

What color is #470C11?: #470C11 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 #470C11?: The RGB value is 71, 12, 17: 71 red, 12 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #470C11?: The complementary color is #0C4742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #470C11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.