Colour
#473A3D
- #473A3D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#473A3D is a red with RGB values 71, 58, 61 and HSL 346°, 10%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#473A3D#473A3D
HEX#473A3D
RGBrgb(71, 58, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2275, 0.2392
RGB percentages27.8%, 22.7%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(346.2, 10.1%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 18.3%, 27.8%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 14.1%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,667,965
CSS custom property--colour: #473A3D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B8C5C2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A4744
Analogous#473A43, #473D3A
Triadic#3D473A, #3A3D47
Split complementary#3A473D, #3A4447
Tetradic#44473A, #3A4744, #3E3A47
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G58
B61
Red71 (27.8%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue346.15°
Saturation (HSL)10.08%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 47 · G 3A · B 3D
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