Recognised as Colour
#47373B
- #47373B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#47373B is a red with RGB values 71, 55, 59 and HSL 345°, 13%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#47373B#47373B
HEX#47373B
RGBrgb(71, 55, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2157, 0.2314
RGB percentages27.8%, 21.6%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(345, 12.7%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 22.5%, 27.8%)
CMYK0%, 22.5%, 16.9%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,667,195
CSS custom property--colour: #47373B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#B8C8C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#374743
Analogous#473743, #473B37
Triadic#3B4737, #373B47
Split complementary#37473B, #374347
Tetradic#434737, #374743, #3B3747
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G55
B59
Red71 (27.8%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)12.7%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 47 · G 37 · B 3B
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