What color is #471F23?

#471F23 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 #471F23?

The RGB value is 71, 31, 35: 71 red, 31 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #471F23?

The complementary color is #1F4743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #471F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#471F23 color

#471F23 rgb(71, 31, 35)

Shades of red

The hex color #471F23 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 12.2% green and 13.7% blue (71, 31, 35).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 39% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 51% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#471F23 color codes

HEX	`#471F23`
RGB	`rgb(71, 31, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 12.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 39%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 56%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 51%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.65, 19.57, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.65, 20.56, 17.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.392, 2.441, 1.882)`
Decimal	`4661027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #471F23, 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 #471F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#471F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #471F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #471f23; }
.text { color: #471f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #471f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 31 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #471f23, #472f1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #471F23?: #471F23 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 #471F23?: The RGB value is 71, 31, 35: 71 red, 31 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #471F23?: The complementary color is #1F4743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #471F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.