What color is #473D53?

#473D53 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 #473D53?

The RGB value is 71, 61, 83: 71 red, 61 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473D53?

The complementary color is #49533D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473D53 color

#473D53 rgb(71, 61, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #473D53 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 23.9% green and 32.5% blue (71, 61, 83).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#473D53 color codes

HEX	`#473D53`
RGB	`rgb(71, 61, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 23.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 27%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.58, 9.34, -11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.58, 14.94, 308.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.828, 5.302, 8.898)`
Decimal	`4668755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473D53, 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 #473D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #473D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473d53; }
.text { color: #473d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 61 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473d53, #523d53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473D53?: #473D53 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 #473D53?: The RGB value is 71, 61, 83: 71 red, 61 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473D53?: The complementary color is #49533D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.