What color is #472236?

#472236 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #472236?

The RGB value is 71, 34, 54: 71 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472236?

The complementary color is #224733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472236 color

#472236 rgb(71, 34, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #472236 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 13.3% green and 21.2% blue (71, 34, 54).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 24% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#472236 color codes

HEX	`#472236`
RGB	`rgb(71, 34, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 13.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 52%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 24%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.01, 20.59, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.01, 21.21, 346.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.837, 2.75, 3.818)`
Decimal	`4661814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472236, 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 #472236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #472236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472236; }
.text { color: #472236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 34 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472236, #472224); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #472236?: #472236 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #472236?: The RGB value is 71, 34, 54: 71 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472236?: The complementary color is #224733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.