Recognised as Colour

#473B23

#473B23
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#473B23 is a orange with RGB values 71, 59, 35 and HSL 40°, 34%, 21%. 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#473B23

RGBrgb(71, 59, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2314, 0.1373

RGB percentages27.8%, 23.1%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(40, 34%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40, 50.7%, 27.8%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 50.7%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,668,195

CSS custom property--colour: #473B23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04589WCAG 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 10.95:1

Contrast with white10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#B8C4DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#413B21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#433E24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#4C3735no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25 Dim grey · ΔE 25.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29.7 Black · ΔE 30.6 Gray · ΔE 32.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#232F47

Analogous#472923, #414723

Triadic#23473B, #3B2347

Split complementary#234147, #292347

Tetradic#234729, #232F47, #472341

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDA679

Lighter +30%#AC9057

Lighter +20%#8B7445

Lighter +10%#695734

Darker −10%#251F12

Darker −20%#030201

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#543F16

Less saturated −25%#3A3730

Channel breakdown

R71

G59

B35

Red71 (27.8%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue40°

Saturation (HSL)33.96%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 47 · G 3B · B 23

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