What color is #47253B?

#47253B 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 #47253B?

The RGB value is 71, 37, 59: 71 red, 37 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47253B?

The complementary color is #254731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47253B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47253B color

#47253B rgb(71, 37, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #47253B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 14.5% green and 23.1% blue (71, 37, 59).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#47253B color codes

HEX	`#47253B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 37, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 14.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 48%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.96, 19.64, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.96, 20.9, 340.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.05, 2.979, 4.498)`
Decimal	`4662587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47253B, 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 #47253B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47253B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #47253B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47253b; }
.text { color: #47253b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47253b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 37 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47253b, #47252a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #47253B?: #47253B 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 #47253B?: The RGB value is 71, 37, 59: 71 red, 37 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47253B?: The complementary color is #254731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47253B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.