Recognised as Colour

#472B24

#472B24
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#472B24 is a red with RGB values 71, 43, 36 and HSL 12°, 33%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#472B24

RGBrgb(71, 43, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1686, 0.1412

RGB percentages27.8%, 16.9%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(12, 32.7%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 49.3%, 27.8%)

CMYK0%, 39.4%, 49.3%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,664,100

CSS custom property--colour: #472B24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.81:1

Contrast with white12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#B8D4DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#322F23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#383424no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4D2729no 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 text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 28.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Gray · ΔE 36.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 38.1 Sienna · ΔE 38.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#244047

Analogous#47242E, #473D24

Triadic#24472B, #2B2447

Split complementary#24473D, #242E47

Tetradic#2F4724, #244047, #3D2447

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BC887B

Lighter +30%#AB6959

Lighter +20%#8B5446

Lighter +10%#693F35

Darker −10%#251713

Darker −20%#030202

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#542317

Less saturated −25%#3A3331

Channel breakdown

R71

G43

B36

Red71 (27.8%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)32.71%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 47 · G 2B · B 24

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