What color is #473C48?

#473C48 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473C48?

The RGB value is 71, 60, 72: 71 red, 60 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473C48?

The complementary color is #3D483C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473C48 color

#473C48 rgb(71, 60, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473C48 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 23.5% green and 28.2% blue (71, 60, 72).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 9% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#473C48 color codes

HEX	`#473C48`
RGB	`rgb(71, 60, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 9%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.85, 7.34, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.85, 9.2, 322.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.384, 5.039, 6.819)`
Decimal	`4668488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473C48, 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 #473C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #473C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473c48; }
.text { color: #473c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 60 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473c48, #483c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473C48?: #473C48 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473C48?: The RGB value is 71, 60, 72: 71 red, 60 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473C48?: The complementary color is #3D483C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.