What color is #471E25?

#471E25 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #471E25?

The RGB value is 71, 30, 37: 71 red, 30 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #471E25?

The complementary color is #1E4740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #471E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#471E25 color

#471E25 rgb(71, 30, 37)

Shades of red

The hex color #471E25 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 11.8% green and 14.5% blue (71, 30, 37).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 41% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 48% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#471E25 color codes

HEX	`#471E25`
RGB	`rgb(71, 30, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 11.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 41%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 58%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 48%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.47, 20.43, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.47, 20.95, 12.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.397, 2.402, 2.035)`
Decimal	`4660773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #471E25, 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 #471E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#471E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #471E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #471e25; }
.text { color: #471e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #471e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 30 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #471e25, #472c1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #471E25?: #471E25 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #471E25?: The RGB value is 71, 30, 37: 71 red, 30 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #471E25?: The complementary color is #1E4740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #471E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.