What color is #473951?

#473951 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473951?

The RGB value is 71, 57, 81: 71 red, 57 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473951?

The complementary color is #435139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473951 color

#473951 rgb(71, 57, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473951 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 22.4% green and 31.8% blue (71, 57, 81).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#473951 color codes

HEX	`#473951`
RGB	`rgb(71, 57, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 22.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 30%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.33, 11.47, -12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.33, 16.79, 313.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.547, 4.86, 8.429)`
Decimal	`4667729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473951, 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 #473951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #473951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473951; }
.text { color: #473951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 57 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473951, #51394f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473951?: #473951 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473951?: The RGB value is 71, 57, 81: 71 red, 57 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473951?: The complementary color is #435139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.