What color is #471132?

#471132 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #471132?

The RGB value is 71, 17, 50: 71 red, 17 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #471132?

The complementary color is #114726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #471132?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#471132 color

#471132 rgb(71, 17, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #471132 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 6.7% green and 19.6% blue (71, 17, 50).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 61% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 30% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#471132 color codes

HEX	`#471132`
RGB	`rgb(71, 17, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 6.7%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 61%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 76%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 30%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.34, 29.27, -7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.34, 30.3, 345.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.375, 1.971, 3.22)`
Decimal	`4657458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #471132, 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 #471132	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#471132 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #471132 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #471132; }
.text { color: #471132; }
.border { border: 2px solid #471132; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 17 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #471132, #471117); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #471132?: #471132 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #471132?: The RGB value is 71, 17, 50: 71 red, 17 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #471132?: The complementary color is #114726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #471132?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.