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Recognised as Colour

#472B3E

  • #472B3E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#472B3E is a magenta with RGB values 71, 43, 62 and HSL 319°, 25%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#472B3E#472B3E
HEX#472B3E
RGBrgb(71, 43, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1686, 0.2431
RGB percentages27.8%, 16.9%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(319.3, 24.6%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.3, 39.4%, 27.8%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 12.7%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,664,126
CSS custom property--colour: #472B3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B8D4C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C313Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#33353Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4A2B32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.9Dim grey · ΔE 28.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 36.5Gray · ΔE 36.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B4734
Analogous#422B47, #472B30
Triadic#3E472B, #2B3E47
Split complementary#30472B, #2B4742
Tetradic#47422B, #2B4734, #2B3047

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B787A7
Lighter +30%#A36890
Lighter +20%#875175
Lighter +10%#673E5A
Darker −10%#271822
Darker −20%#070507
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#551D43
Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R71
G43
B62
Red71 (27.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue319.29°
Saturation (HSL)24.56%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 47 · G 2B · B 3E

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