What color is #473B44?

#473B44 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473B44?

The RGB value is 71, 59, 68: 71 red, 59 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473B44?

The complementary color is #3B473E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473B44 color

#473B44 rgb(71, 59, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473B44 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 23.1% green and 26.7% blue (71, 59, 68).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#473B44 color codes

HEX	`#473B44`
RGB	`rgb(71, 59, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 4%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.4, 7.1, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.4, 7.95, 333.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.206, 4.885, 6.136)`
Decimal	`4668228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473B44, 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 #473B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #473B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473b44; }
.text { color: #473b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 59 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473b44, #473b3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473B44?: #473B44 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473B44?: The RGB value is 71, 59, 68: 71 red, 59 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473B44?: The complementary color is #3B473E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.