Information about #473B38 color

#473B38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#473B38 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(71, 59, 56) — 27.8% red, 23.1% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 6 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned warm red, #473B38 stays on the darker end of the scale. 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 Echo (#483C3A). Slightly further away sit Barista (#453837) and Brown Rat Grey (#4B3C39).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(71, 59, 56)), which gives #473B38 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #473B38: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#473B38 color variations

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

#473B38 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#473B38 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#473B38 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#473B38 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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#473B38 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 #473B38

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

Echo color link
Echo

#483C3A

Barista color link
Barista

#453837

Brown Rat Grey color link
Brown Rat Grey

#4B3C39

Rattlesnake color link
Rattlesnake

#463835

Kina Brown color link
Kina Brown

#433D38

Afficionado color link
Afficionado

#453638

Horoscope color link
Horoscope

#43373A

Dark Lava color link
Dark Lava

#483C32

Double Masala color link
Double Masala

#454139

Jon color link
Jon

#463D3E

Black Cat color link
Black Cat

#413839

Triple Masala color link
Triple Masala

#413E37

#473B38 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#473B38
  • RGB71, 59, 56
  • CMYK0, 5, 6, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 59, 56)
  • HSL12°, 12%, 25%
  • HSL Precise12°, 11.811%, 24.902%
  • HSV12°, 21%, 28%
  • HSB12°, 21%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.231, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.231, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.231, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID473B38
  • DECIMAL ID4668216
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers49 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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