Colour

#470D17

#470D17
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#470D17 is a red with RGB values 71, 13, 23 and HSL 350°, 69%, 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#470D17

RGBrgb(71, 13, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.051, 0.0902

RGB percentages27.8%, 5.1%, 9%

HSLhsl(349.7, 69%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 81.7%, 27.8%)

CMYK0%, 81.7%, 67.6%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,656,407

CSS custom property--colour: #470D17;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.7:1

Contrast with white15.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#B8F2E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D1B17no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B2815no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4F0011no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 32.6 Maroon · ΔE 36.8 Brown · ΔE 38.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 39.3 Sienna · ΔE 39.7 Dark red · ΔE 41.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 32.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0D473D

Analogous#470D34, #47200D

Triadic#17470D, #0D1747

Split complementary#0D4720, #0D3447

Tetradic#34470D, #0D473D, #200D47

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DD435E

Lighter +30%#C82541

Lighter +20%#9D1D33

Lighter +10%#721525

Darker −10%#1C0509

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#520210

Less saturated −25%#3D171E

Channel breakdown

R71

G13

B23

Red71 (27.8%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue349.66°

Saturation (HSL)69.05%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 47 · G 0D · B 17

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