What color is #471F2B?

#471F2B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #471F2B?

The RGB value is 71, 31, 43: 71 red, 31 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #471F2B?

The complementary color is #1F473B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #471F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#471F2B color

#471F2B rgb(71, 31, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #471F2B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 12.2% green and 16.9% blue (71, 31, 43).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 39% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 39% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#471F2B color codes

HEX	`#471F2B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 31, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 12.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 39%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 56%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 39%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.89, 20.65, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.89, 20.67, 2.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.525, 2.494, 2.581)`
Decimal	`4661035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #471F2B, 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 #471F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#471F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #471F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #471f2b; }
.text { color: #471f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #471f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 31 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #471f2b, #47271f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #471F2B?: #471F2B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #471F2B?: The RGB value is 71, 31, 43: 71 red, 31 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #471F2B?: The complementary color is #1F473B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #471F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.