#470000 Color

#470000 is rgb(71, 0, 0) in RGB, hsl(0, 100%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxblood (#4A0000), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#470000

HEX#470000

RGBrgb(71, 0, 0)

HSLhsl(0, 100%, 14%)

HSVhsv(0, 100%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(25% 0.103 29.2)

LABlab(11.97% 32.15 18.98)

LCHlch(11.97% 37.34 30.56)

What #470000 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #470000, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxblood#4A0000ΔE 1.71 Black Bean#3D0C02ΔE 8.7 Philippine Brown#5D1916ΔE 8.94 Sangria#5E1916ΔE 9.17 Persian Plum#701C1CΔE 14.73 Dark Sienna#3C1414ΔE 14.84

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#470000 Channel Values

How #470000 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 71 · G 0 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 100% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 100% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 100% · Y 100% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.56:1 vs white · 1.27:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #470000 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #470000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #470000; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #470000

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #470000 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#470000

Protanopia#1B1B00

Protanomaly#321300

Deuteranopia#282800

Deuteranomaly#371D00

Tritanopia#470000

Tritanomaly#470000

Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

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Using #470000 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-470000: #470000;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #470000;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-470000': '#470000' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.000, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_470000">#470000</color>

SVG fillfill="#470000"

More Red Colors

#470000 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

47000c 460809 470012 450902 4a0000 441306 4a1717 43302e 4b0714 432828 4e0707 420a00 700000 8a3324 a30f2d bd001f cc3336 dea5a4 eb5252 f7bfbe ff052b ff5c5c ffadbb ffe8e5

#470000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #470000?

#470000 is a darkest red — rgb(71, 0, 0) in RGB and hsl(0, 100%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.71.

What is the RGB value of #470000?

#470000 is rgb(71, 0, 0) — red 71, green 0, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #470000?

#470000 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #470000 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #470000 scores 16.56:1 against white and 1.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #470000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #470000 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 29.77, which is a different colour altogether.

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