What color is #47313B?

#47313B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47313B?

The RGB value is 71, 49, 59: 71 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47313B?

The complementary color is #31473D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47313B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47313B color

#47313B rgb(71, 49, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47313B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 19.2% green and 23.1% blue (71, 49, 59).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#47313B color codes

HEX	`#47313B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 49, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 19.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 31%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.18, 11.83, -2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.18, 12.06, 348.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.486, 3.852, 4.644)`
Decimal	`4665659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47313B, 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 #47313B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47313B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #47313B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47313b; }
.text { color: #47313b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47313b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 49 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47313b, #473231); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #47313B?: #47313B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47313B?: The RGB value is 71, 49, 59: 71 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47313B?: The complementary color is #31473D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47313B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.