Recognised as Colour

#472C24

#472C24
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#472C24 is a red with RGB values 71, 44, 36 and HSL 14°, 33%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#472C24

RGBrgb(71, 44, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1725, 0.1412

RGB percentages27.8%, 17.3%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(13.7, 32.7%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.7, 49.3%, 27.8%)

CMYK0%, 38%, 49.3%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,664,356

CSS custom property--colour: #472C24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1

Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#B8D3DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#322F23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#393524no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4D282Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.1 Dim grey · ΔE 27.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Gray · ΔE 35.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 37.9 Sienna · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#243F47

Analogous#47242D, #473E24

Triadic#24472C, #2C2447

Split complementary#24473E, #242D47

Tetradic#2D4724, #243F47, #3E2447

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BC8A7B

Lighter +30%#AB6C59

Lighter +20%#8B5646

Lighter +10%#694135

Darker −10%#251713

Darker −20%#030202

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#542517

Less saturated −25%#3A3331

Channel breakdown

R71

G44

B36

Red71 (27.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue13.71°

Saturation (HSL)32.71%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 47 · G 2C · B 24

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