Recognised as Colour
#47232F
- #47232F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#47232F is a red with RGB values 71, 35, 47 and HSL 340°, 34%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#47232F#47232F
HEX#47232F
RGBrgb(71, 35, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1373, 0.1843
RGB percentages27.8%, 13.7%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(340, 34%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 50.7%, 27.8%)
CMYK0%, 50.7%, 33.8%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,662,063
CSS custom property--colour: #47232F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#B8DCD0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23473B
Analogous#472341, #472923
Triadic#2F4723, #232F47
Split complementary#234729, #234147
Tetradic#414723, #23473B, #292347
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G35
B47
Red71 (27.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)33.96%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 47 · G 23 · B 2F
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