What color is #471837?

#471837 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #471837?

The RGB value is 71, 24, 55: 71 red, 24 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #471837?

The complementary color is #184728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #471837?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#471837 color

#471837 rgb(71, 24, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #471837 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 9.4% green and 21.6% blue (71, 24, 55).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 23% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#471837 color codes

HEX	`#471837`
RGB	`rgb(71, 24, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 9.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 66%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 23%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.84, 26.59, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.84, 28.1, 341.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.615, 2.269, 3.861)`
Decimal	`4659255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #471837, 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 #471837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#471837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #471837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #471837; }
.text { color: #471837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #471837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 24 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #471837, #471820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #471837?: #471837 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #471837?: The RGB value is 71, 24, 55: 71 red, 24 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #471837?: The complementary color is #184728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #471837?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.