What color is #473F52?

#473F52 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473F52?

The RGB value is 71, 63, 82: 71 red, 63 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473F52?

The complementary color is #4A523F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473F52 color

#473F52 rgb(71, 63, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473F52 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 24.7% green and 32.2% blue (71, 63, 82).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#473F52 color codes

HEX	`#473F52`
RGB	`rgb(71, 63, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 24.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.12, 7.77, -10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.12, 12.8, 307.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.899, 5.504, 8.733)`
Decimal	`4669266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473F52, 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 #473F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #473F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473f52; }
.text { color: #473f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 63 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473f52, #513f52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #473F52?: #473F52 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473F52?: The RGB value is 71, 63, 82: 71 red, 63 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473F52?: The complementary color is #4A523F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.