What color is #473C4A?

#473C4A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473C4A?

The RGB value is 71, 60, 74: 71 red, 60 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473C4A?

The complementary color is #3F4A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473C4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473C4A color

#473C4A rgb(71, 60, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473C4A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 23.5% green and 29% blue (71, 60, 74).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#473C4A color codes

HEX	`#473C4A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 60, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 19%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.92, 7.8, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.92, 10.32, 319.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.45, 5.066, 7.168)`
Decimal	`4668490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473C4A, 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 #473C4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473C4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #473C4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473c4a; }
.text { color: #473c4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473c4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 60 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473c4a, #4a3c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473C4A?: #473C4A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473C4A?: The RGB value is 71, 60, 74: 71 red, 60 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473C4A?: The complementary color is #3F4A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473C4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.