What color is #472C47?

#472C47 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 #472C47?

The RGB value is 71, 44, 71: 71 red, 44 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472C47?

The complementary color is #2C472C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472C47 color

#472C47 rgb(71, 44, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #472C47 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 17.3% green and 27.8% blue (71, 44, 71).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 23% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#472C47 color codes

HEX	`#472C47`
RGB	`rgb(71, 44, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 17.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 23%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 38%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.29, 17.66, -11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.29, 21.23, 326.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.636, 3.596, 6.41)`
Decimal	`4664391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472C47, 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 #472C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #472C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472c47; }
.text { color: #472c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 44 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472c47, #472c3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #472C47?: #472C47 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 #472C47?: The RGB value is 71, 44, 71: 71 red, 44 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472C47?: The complementary color is #2C472C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.