What color is #473B52?

#473B52 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 #473B52?

The RGB value is 71, 59, 82: 71 red, 59 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473B52?

The complementary color is #46523B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473B52 color

#473B52 rgb(71, 59, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473B52 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 23.1% green and 32.2% blue (71, 59, 82).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#473B52 color codes

HEX	`#473B52`
RGB	`rgb(71, 59, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 28%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 28%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.95, 10.4, -11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.95, 15.85, 311.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.685, 5.077, 8.661)`
Decimal	`4668242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473B52, 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 #473B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #473B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473b52; }
.text { color: #473b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 59 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473b52, #523b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473B52?: #473B52 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 #473B52?: The RGB value is 71, 59, 82: 71 red, 59 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473B52?: The complementary color is #46523B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.