Information about #47242C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#47242C is a softly balanced red that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Contraband (#462429). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fake Purple (#43242A) and Courage (#4B252A).
In RGB terms — rgb(71, 36, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #47242C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. 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.
#47242C color variations
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#47242C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#47242C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#47242C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#47242C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#47242C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #47242C color
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Nearest named colors to #47242C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#462429
#43242A
#4B252A
#462028
#4D282D
#4D202E
#4E2728
#402327
#462B31
#4A2C2A
#482A25
#452924
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#47242C
- RGB71, 36, 44
- CMYK0, 14, 11, 72
- CSSrgb(71, 36, 44)
- HSL346°, 33%, 21%
- HSL Precise346.286°, 32.71%, 20.98%
- HSV346°, 49%, 28%
- HSB346°, 49%, 28%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
- GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.141, 0.173)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.141, 0.173, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.141, 0.173)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID47242C
- DECIMAL ID4662316
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
