What color is #470C45?

#470C45 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #470C45?

The RGB value is 71, 12, 69: 71 red, 12 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #470C45?

The complementary color is #0C470E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #470C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#470C45 color

#470C45 rgb(71, 12, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #470C45 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 4.7% green and 27.1% blue (71, 12, 69).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 71% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 3% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#470C45 color codes

HEX	`#470C45`
RGB	`rgb(71, 12, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 4.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 71%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 83%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 3%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.66, 34.58, -20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.66, 40.33, 329.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.804, 2.033, 5.821)`
Decimal	`4656197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #470C45, 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 #470C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#470C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #470C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #470c45; }
.text { color: #470c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #470c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 12 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #470c45, #470c28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #470C45?: #470C45 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #470C45?: The RGB value is 71, 12, 69: 71 red, 12 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #470C45?: The complementary color is #0C470E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #470C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.