What color is #473749?

#473749 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473749?

The RGB value is 71, 55, 73: 71 red, 55 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473749?

The complementary color is #394937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473749?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473749 color

#473749 rgb(71, 55, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473749 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 21.6% green and 28.6% blue (71, 55, 73).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#473749 color codes

HEX	`#473749`
RGB	`rgb(71, 55, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 21.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 25%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 25%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.42, 10.87, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.42, 13.71, 322.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.167, 4.553, 6.909)`
Decimal	`4667209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473749, 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 #473749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #473749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473749; }
.text { color: #473749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 55 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473749, #493742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473749?: #473749 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473749?: The RGB value is 71, 55, 73: 71 red, 55 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473749?: The complementary color is #394937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473749?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.