What color is #47161B?

#47161B 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 #47161B?

The RGB value is 71, 22, 27: 71 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47161B?

The complementary color is #164742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47161B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47161B color

#47161B rgb(71, 22, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #47161B is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 8.6% green and 10.6% blue (71, 22, 27).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 53% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 62% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#47161B color codes

HEX	`#47161B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 22, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 8.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 53%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 69%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 62%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.45, 23.91, 9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.45, 25.54, 20.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.084, 1.993, 1.259)`
Decimal	`4658715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47161B, 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 #47161B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47161B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #47161B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47161b; }
.text { color: #47161b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47161b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 22 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47161b, #472a16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #47161B?: #47161B 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 #47161B?: The RGB value is 71, 22, 27: 71 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47161B?: The complementary color is #164742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47161B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.