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Recognised as Colour

#474A2E

  • #474A2E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#474A2E is a yellow with RGB values 71, 74, 46 and HSL 66°, 23%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#474A2E#474A2E
HEX#474A2E
RGBrgb(71, 74, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2902, 0.1804
RGB percentages27.8%, 29%, 18%
HSLhsl(66.4, 23.3%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.4, 37.8%, 29%)
CMYK4.1%, 0%, 37.8%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,672,046
CSS custom property--colour: #474A2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B8B5D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E472Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E482Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4A4743no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.2Dim grey · ΔE 22.4Gray · ΔE 29Black · ΔE 35.2Slate grey · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#312E4A
Analogous#4A3F2E, #394A2E
Triadic#2E474A, #4A2E47
Split complementary#2E394A, #3F2E4A
Tetradic#2E4A3F, #312E4A, #4A2E39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3B88C
Lighter +30%#9EA46D
Lighter +20%#838955
Lighter +10%#656942
Darker −10%#292B1A
Darker −20%#0B0B07
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#53591F
Less saturated −25%#3C3C3C

Channel breakdown

R71
G74
B46
Red71 (27.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue66.43°
Saturation (HSL)23.33%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 47 · G 4A · B 2E

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