#473b3b

Color #473b3b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.25 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#473b3b

RGB

rgb(71, 59, 59)

HSL

hsl(0, 9.2%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 16.9%, 27.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.9%, 16.9%, 72.2%)

LAB

lab(26.11, 5.24, 1.95)

LCH

lch(26.11, 5.59, 20.41)

OKLCH

oklch(36.5%, 0.0169, 17.9)

HWB

hwb(0, 23.1%, 72.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b4747

Analogous

#473b41

#473b3b

#47413b

Triadic

#473b3b

#3b473b

#3b3b47

Split-complementary

#473b3b

#3b4741

#3b4147

Tetradic

#473b3b

#47473b

#3b4747

#3b3b47

Square

#473b3b

#41473b

#3b4747

#413b47

Shades

Color #473b3b mixed toward black.

#3b3131

#2f2727

#241e1e

#181414

#0c0a0a

Tints

Color #473b3b mixed toward white.

#6a5858

#8c7575

#a99797

#c6baba

#e2dcdc

Tones

Color #473b3b mixed toward gray.

#463c3c

#453d3d

#443e3e

#433f3f

#424040

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.96:1

White text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42423b · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#43443b · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#463b3b · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#3e3e3e · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #473b3b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#473b3b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#473b3b (#473b3b) is rgb(71, 59, 59) in RGB.

No, #473b3b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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