Colour

#473B21

#473B21
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#473B21 is a orange with RGB values 71, 59, 33 and HSL 41°, 37%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#473B21

RGBrgb(71, 59, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2314, 0.1294

RGB percentages27.8%, 23.1%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(41.1, 36.5%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.1, 53.5%, 27.8%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 53.5%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,668,193

CSS custom property--colour: #473B21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.96:1

Contrast with white10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#B8C4DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#413B1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#443E22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4C3735no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29 Black · ΔE 31.2 Gray · ΔE 33.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#212D47

Analogous#472821, #404721

Triadic#21473B, #3B2147

Split complementary#214047, #282147

Tetradic#214728, #212D47, #472140

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFA875

Lighter +30%#AF9252

Lighter +20%#8D7541

Lighter +10%#6A5831

Darker −10%#241E11

Darker −20%#010101

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#544014

Less saturated −25%#3A362E

Channel breakdown

R71

G59

B33

Red71 (27.8%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue41.05°

Saturation (HSL)36.54%

Lightness20.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 47 · G 3B · B 21

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