Information about #472727 color

#472727 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#472727 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(71, 39, 39) — 27.8% red, 15.3% green, 15.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 13 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned earthy red, #472727 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Contraband (#462429). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hinau (#482A25) and Digeridoo (#452924).

The recipe behind #472727 is rgb(71, 39, 39), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #472727: 13.2:1 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. #472727 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#472727 color variations

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

#472727 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#472727 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#472727 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#472727 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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#472727 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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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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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 #472727

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

Contraband color link
Contraband

#462429

Hinau color link
Hinau

#482A25

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Courage color link
Courage

#4B252A

Fake Purple color link
Fake Purple

#43242A

Brown Coffee color link
Brown Coffee

#4A2C2A

Volcano color link
Volcano

#4E2728

Red Earth color link
Red Earth

#462028

Dark Crimson color link
Dark Crimson

#402327

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Nelson Red color link
Nelson Red

#4F2525

Cowboy color link
Cowboy

#4D282D

#472727 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#472727
  • RGB71, 39, 39
  • CMYK0, 13, 13, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 39, 39)
  • HSL0°, 29%, 22%
  • HSL Precise0°, 29.091%, 21.569%
  • HSV0°, 45%, 28%
  • HSB0°, 45%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.153, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.153, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.153, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID472727
  • DECIMAL ID4663079
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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