What color is #47263B?

#47263B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47263B?

The RGB value is 71, 38, 59: 71 red, 38 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47263B?

The complementary color is #264732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47263B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47263B color

#47263B rgb(71, 38, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #47263B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 14.9% green and 23.1% blue (71, 38, 59).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#47263B color codes

HEX	`#47263B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 38, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 14.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 46%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.21, 19, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.21, 20.17, 340.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.081, 3.042, 4.509)`
Decimal	`4662843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47263B, 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 #47263B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47263B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #47263B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47263b; }
.text { color: #47263b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47263b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 38 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47263b, #47262b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #47263B?: #47263B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47263B?: The RGB value is 71, 38, 59: 71 red, 38 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47263B?: The complementary color is #264732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47263B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.