#470023 Color

#470023 is rgb(71, 0, 35) in RGB, hsl(330, 100%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 51%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), visibly different at ΔE 11.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#470023

HEX#470023

RGBrgb(71, 0, 35)

HSLhsl(330, 100%, 14%)

HSVhsv(330, 100%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 51%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(25.8% 0.105 358.4)

LABlab(12.63% 33.63 -0.62)

LCHlch(12.63% 33.64 358.95)

What #470023 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 #470023, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 11.13 Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 13.41 Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 13.56 Old Mauve#673147ΔE 17.24 Dark Sienna#3C1414ΔE 17.43 Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 18.51

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#470023 Channel Values

How #470023 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 35	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 330° · S 100% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 330° · S 100% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 100% · Y 51% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.25:1 vs white · 1.29:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #470023 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 text16.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #470023

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #470023; 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 #470023

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 #470023 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#470023

Protanopia#1B1B23

Protanomaly#321323

Deuteranopia#282821

Deuteranomaly#371D22

Tritanopia#460707

Tritanomaly#460416

Achromatopsia#202020

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Using #470023 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-470023: #470023;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #470023;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-470023': '#470023' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.000, blue: 0.137)

Android XML<color name="color_470023">#470023</color>

SVG fillfill="#470023"

More Pink Colors

#470023 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#470023 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #470023?

#470023 is a darkest pink — rgb(71, 0, 35) in RGB and hsl(330, 100%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.13.

What is the RGB value of #470023?

#470023 is rgb(71, 0, 35) — red 71, green 0, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #470023?

#470023 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 51%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #470023 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #470023 scores 16.25:1 against white and 1.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #470023 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #470023 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 35.93, which is a different colour altogether.

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