What color is #471D43?

#471D43 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #471D43?

The RGB value is 71, 29, 67: 71 red, 29 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #471D43?

The complementary color is #1D4721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #471D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#471D43 color

#471D43 rgb(71, 29, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #471D43 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 11.4% green and 26.3% blue (71, 29, 67).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 42% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 6% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Purple Void (#442244), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#471D43 color codes

HEX	`#471D43`
RGB	`rgb(71, 29, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 11.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 42%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 59%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 6%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.47, 26.08, -14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.47, 30.06, 330.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.051, 2.624, 5.602)`
Decimal	`4660547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #471D43, 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 #471D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#471D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #471D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #471d43; }
.text { color: #471d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #471d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 29 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #471d43, #471d2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #471D43?: #471D43 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #471D43?: The RGB value is 71, 29, 67: 71 red, 29 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #471D43?: The complementary color is #1D4721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #471D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.