Colour
#472C35
- #472C35
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#472C35 is a red with RGB values 71, 44, 53 and HSL 340°, 23%, 23%. 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
#472C35#472C35
HEX#472C35
RGBrgb(71, 44, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1725, 0.2078
RGB percentages27.8%, 17.3%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(340, 23.5%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 38%, 27.8%)
CMYK0%, 38%, 25.4%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,664,373
CSS custom property--colour: #472C35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B8D3CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C473E
Analogous#472C42, #47312C
Triadic#35472C, #2C3547
Split complementary#2C4731, #2C4347
Tetradic#43472C, #2C473E, #312C47
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G44
B53
Red71 (27.8%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)23.48%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 47 · G 2C · B 35
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