What color is #472B42?

#472B42 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #472B42?

The RGB value is 71, 43, 66: 71 red, 43 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472B42?

The complementary color is #2B4730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472B42 color

#472B42 rgb(71, 43, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #472B42 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 16.9% green and 25.9% blue (71, 43, 66).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 7% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#472B42 color codes

HEX	`#472B42`
RGB	`rgb(71, 43, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 16.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 39%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 7%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.8, 17.21, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.8, 19.49, 332.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.446, 3.461, 5.587)`
Decimal	`4664130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472B42, 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 #472B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #472B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472b42; }
.text { color: #472b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 43 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472b42, #472b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #472B42?: #472B42 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #472B42?: The RGB value is 71, 43, 66: 71 red, 43 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472B42?: The complementary color is #2B4730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.