What color is #472E48?

#472E48 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 #472E48?

The RGB value is 71, 46, 72: 71 red, 46 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472E48?

The complementary color is #2F482E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472E48 color

#472E48 rgb(71, 46, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #472E48 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 18% green and 28.2% blue (71, 46, 72).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#472E48 color codes

HEX	`#472E48`
RGB	`rgb(71, 46, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 18%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 36%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 36%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.87, 16.58, -11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.87, 20.22, 325.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.745, 3.762, 6.606)`
Decimal	`4664904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472E48, 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 #472E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #472E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472e48; }
.text { color: #472e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 46 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472e48, #482e3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #472E48?: #472E48 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 #472E48?: The RGB value is 71, 46, 72: 71 red, 46 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472E48?: The complementary color is #2F482E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.