Information about #472520 color

#472520 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#472520 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(71, 37, 32) — 27.8% red, 14.5% green, 12.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 15 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#472520 presents itself as a moderately toned earthy red — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rialto (#4C2322). Slightly further away sit Digeridoo (#452924) and Hinau (#482A25).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 37, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #472520: 13.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#472520 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#472520 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#472520 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#472520 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#472520 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#472520 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#202E46
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#414620
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #472520

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Hinau color link
Hinau

#482A25

Short Black color link
Short Black

#42231B

Morocco Brown color link
Morocco Brown

#442D21

Contraband color link
Contraband

#462429

Nelson Red color link
Nelson Red

#4F2525

Red Earth color link
Red Earth

#462028

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Dark Crimson color link
Dark Crimson

#402327

Hot Chocolate color link
Hot Chocolate

#3D2622

Sofisticata color link
Sofisticata

#4E2D21

#472520 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#472520 color image #472520 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#472520 color image #472520 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#472520
  • RGB71, 37, 32
  • CMYK0, 13, 15, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 37, 32)
  • HSL8°, 38%, 20%
  • HSL Precise7.692°, 37.864%, 20.196%
  • HSV8°, 55%, 28%
  • HSB8°, 55%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.145, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.145, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.145, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID472520
  • DECIMAL ID4662560
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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