Recognised as Colour

#470B23

#470B23
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#470B23 is a red with RGB values 71, 11, 35 and HSL 336°, 73%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#470B23

RGBrgb(71, 11, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.0431, 0.1373

RGB percentages27.8%, 4.3%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(336, 73.2%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 84.5%, 27.8%)

CMYK0%, 84.5%, 50.7%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,655,907

CSS custom property--colour: #470B23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.67:1

Contrast with white15.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#B8F4DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#191C24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#292722no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4E0215no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 32.9 Dim grey · ΔE 42.7 Brown · ΔE 42.9 Maroon · ΔE 43 Dark slate grey · ΔE 45.3 Sienna · ΔE 45.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 32.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0B472F

Analogous#470B41, #47110B

Triadic#23470B, #0B2347

Split complementary#0B4711, #0B4147

Tetradic#41470B, #0B472F, #110B47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E13D7F

Lighter +30%#CB2064

Lighter +20%#9F194F

Lighter +10%#731239

Darker −10%#1B040D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#510121

Less saturated −25%#3D1525

Channel breakdown

R71

G11

B35

Red71 (27.8%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)73.17%

Lightness16.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 47 · G 0B · B 23

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