What color is #471F1F?

#471F1F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #471F1F?

The RGB value is 71, 31, 31: 71 red, 31 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #471F1F?

The complementary color is #1F4747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #471F1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#471F1F color

#471F1F rgb(71, 31, 31)

Shades of red

The hex color #471F1F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 12.2% green and 12.2% blue (71, 31, 31).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 39% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 56% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#471F1F color codes

HEX	`#471F1F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 31, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 12.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 39%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 56%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 56%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.55, 19.11, 8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.55, 21.11, 25.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.336, 2.419, 1.587)`
Decimal	`4661023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #471F1F, 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 #471F1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#471F1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #471F1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #471f1f; }
.text { color: #471f1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #471f1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 31 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #471f1f, #47331f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #471F1F?: #471F1F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #471F1F?: The RGB value is 71, 31, 31: 71 red, 31 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #471F1F?: The complementary color is #1F4747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #471F1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.