Recognised as Colour
#473A22
- #473A22
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#473A22 is a orange with RGB values 71, 58, 34 and HSL 39°, 35%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#473A22#473A22
HEX#473A22
RGBrgb(71, 58, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2275, 0.1333
RGB percentages27.8%, 22.7%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(38.9, 35.2%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.9, 52.1%, 27.8%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 52.1%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,667,938
CSS custom property--colour: #473A22;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#B8C5DD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#222F47
Analogous#472722, #424722
Triadic#22473A, #3A2247
Split complementary#224147, #282247
Tetradic#224727, #222F47, #472241
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G58
B34
Red71 (27.8%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue38.92°
Saturation (HSL)35.24%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 47 · G 3A · B 22
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