#471F3F Color

#471F3F is rgb(71, 31, 63) in RGB, hsl(312, 39%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 11%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#471F3F

HEX#471F3F

RGBrgb(71, 31, 63)

HSLhsl(312, 39%, 20%)

HSVhsv(312, 56%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 11%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(30.9% 0.077 335.4)

LABlab(18.74% 23.16 -11.61)

LCHlch(18.74% 25.90 333.37)

What #471F3F 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 #471F3F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 8.77 Dark Purple#301934ΔE 9.42 Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 11.16 English Violet#563C5CΔE 12.83 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 12.87 Old Mauve#673147ΔE 14.11

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#471F3F Channel Values

How #471F3F 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 31 · B 63	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 312° · S 39% · L 20%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 312° · S 56% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 56% · Y 11% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.67:1 vs white · 1.54:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #471F3F 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 text13.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #471F3F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #471F3F; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #471F3F

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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Shades

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How #471F3F 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#471F3F

Protanopia#29293F

Protanomaly#37253F

Deuteranopia#30303E

Deuteranomaly#3B2A3E

Tritanopia#442525

Tritanomaly#452331

Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

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Using #471F3F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-471f3f: #471F3F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #471F3F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-471f3f': '#471F3F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.122, blue: 0.247)

Android XML<color name="color_471f3f">#471F3F</color>

SVG fillfill="#471F3F"

More Pink Colors

#471F3F 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

#471F3F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #471F3F?

#471F3F is a dark pink — rgb(71, 31, 63) in RGB and hsl(312, 39%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.77.

What is the RGB value of #471F3F?

#471F3F is rgb(71, 31, 63) — red 71, green 31, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #471F3F?

#471F3F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 11%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #471F3F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #471F3F scores 13.67:1 against white and 1.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #471F3F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #471F3F 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 31.97, which is a different colour altogether.

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