Recognised as Colour

#47201E

#47201E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#47201E is a red with RGB values 71, 32, 30 and HSL 3°, 41%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#47201E#47201E

HEX#47201E

RGBrgb(71, 32, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1255, 0.1176

RGB percentages27.8%, 12.5%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(2.9, 40.6%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.9, 57.7%, 27.8%)

CMYK0%, 54.9%, 57.7%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,661,278

CSS custom property--colour: #47201E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.06:1

Contrast with white14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#B8DFE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29271Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#332F1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4E1A20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.4 Dim grey · ΔE 33.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 37.6 Sienna · ΔE 38.2 Gray · ΔE 41.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E4547

Analogous#471E31, #47351E

Triadic#1E4720, #201E47

Split complementary#1E4735, #1E3047

Tetradic#31471E, #1E4547, #351E47

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2736F

Lighter +30%#B3504B

Lighter +20%#8F403C

Lighter +10%#6B302D

Darker −10%#23100F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#541511

Less saturated −25%#3A2B2B

Channel breakdown

R71

G32

B30

Red71 (27.8%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue2.93°

Saturation (HSL)40.59%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 47 · G 20 · B 1E

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