What color is #472233?

#472233 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #472233?

The RGB value is 71, 34, 51: 71 red, 34 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472233?

The complementary color is #224736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472233?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472233 color

#472233 rgb(71, 34, 51)

Shades of red

The hex color #472233 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 13.3% green and 20% blue (71, 34, 51).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 28% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#472233 color codes

HEX	`#472233`
RGB	`rgb(71, 34, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 13.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 52%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 28%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.9, 20.07, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.9, 20.32, 351.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.768, 2.723, 3.458)`
Decimal	`4661811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472233, 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 #472233	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472233 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #472233 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472233; }
.text { color: #472233; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472233; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 34 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472233, #472422); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #472233?: #472233 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #472233?: The RGB value is 71, 34, 51: 71 red, 34 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472233?: The complementary color is #224736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472233?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.