What color is #471B38?

#471B38 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 #471B38?

The RGB value is 71, 27, 56: 71 red, 27 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #471B38?

The complementary color is #1B472A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #471B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#471B38 color

#471B38 rgb(71, 27, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #471B38 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 10.6% green and 22% blue (71, 27, 56).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 45% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 21% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#471B38 color codes

HEX	`#471B38`
RGB	`rgb(71, 27, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 10.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 45%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 62%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 21%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.5, 25.11, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.5, 26.6, 340.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.704, 2.409, 4.011)`
Decimal	`4660024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #471B38, 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 #471B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#471B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #471B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #471b38; }
.text { color: #471b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #471b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 27 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #471b38, #471b22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #471B38?: #471B38 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 #471B38?: The RGB value is 71, 27, 56: 71 red, 27 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #471B38?: The complementary color is #1B472A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #471B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.