What color is #471B33?

#471B33 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 #471B33?

The RGB value is 71, 27, 51: 71 red, 27 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #471B33?

The complementary color is #1B472F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #471B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#471B33 color

#471B33 rgb(71, 27, 51)

Shades of purple

The hex color #471B33 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 10.6% green and 20% blue (71, 27, 51).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 45% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 28% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#471B33 color codes

HEX	`#471B33`
RGB	`rgb(71, 27, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 10.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 45%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 62%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 28%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.29, 24.26, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.29, 24.89, 347.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.588, 2.363, 3.398)`
Decimal	`4660019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #471B33, 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 #471B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#471B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #471B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #471b33; }
.text { color: #471b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #471b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 27 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #471b33, #471b1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #471B33?: #471B33 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 #471B33?: The RGB value is 71, 27, 51: 71 red, 27 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #471B33?: The complementary color is #1B472F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #471B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.