Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#472C4C

#472C4C is a warm pink HEX color nearest Aubergine. RGB 71, 44, 76, HSL 291° 27% 24%, luminance 0.0366; view contrast and conversions.

pinkwarmdark
#472C4C Sample readable text
HEX #472C4C
RGB rgb(71, 44, 76)
HSL hsl(291 27% 24%)
CMYK cmyk(7, 42, 0, 70)
Luminance 0.0366
Contrast Black 1.73:1White 12.12:1

CSS

--color-472c4c: #472C4C;
.background-472c4c { background-color: #472C4C; }
.text-472c4c { color: #472C4C; }

HEX meaning and use

About #472C4C

#472C4C is classified as a warm pink value with dark visual character. #472C4C is visually closest to Aubergine, a named pink color with HEX #472C4C.

The RGB channels are 71, 44, and 76, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 291deg with 27% saturation and 24% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0366, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.73:1AA Fail
White text12.12:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #472C4C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.73:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF12.12:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#120B13#120B13 · #FFFFFF text · best 19.41:1#382D4E#382D4E · #FFFFFF text · best 12.7:1#521F5B#521F5B · #FFFFFF text · best 12.31:1Onyx#353839 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.82:1#4E2D42#4E2D42 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.81:1

Generated Palette

Aubergine#472C4C
#324E2D#324E2D
#382D4E#382D4E
#4E2D42#4E2D42
#7F4E88#7F4E88
#120B13#120B13

Color Harmonies

#324E2D#324E2D
#382D4E#382D4E
#4E2D42#4E2D42
#4E492D#4E492D
#2D4E49#2D4E49

Variants

#7F4E88#7F4E88
#120B13#120B13
#521F5B#521F5B
#3F3A40#3F3A40
#876E8C#876E8C
#8B00A3#8B00A3

Nearest Named Colors

Aubergine#472C4C
Graphite#383838
Onyx#353839
Iron#48494B
Charcoal#36454F

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0366
Black text1.73:1AA Fail
White text12.12:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#472C4C","rgb":[71,44,76],"hsl":[291,27,24],"cmyk":[7,42,0,70],"luminance":0.0366,"contrast":{"black":1.73,"white":12.12}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":12.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#120B13","hex":"#120B13","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.08,"contrastWhite":19.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#382D4E","hex":"#382D4E","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.65,"contrastWhite":12.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#521F5B","hex":"#521F5B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.71,"contrastWhite":12.31,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Onyx","hex":"#353839","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.78,"contrastWhite":11.82,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4E2D42","hex":"#4E2D42","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.78,"contrastWhite":11.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm pink","dark","dark pink","Aubergine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/472c4c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aubergine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/graphite.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/onyx.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#324E2D","analogous":["#382D4E","#4E2D42"],"triadic":["#4E492D","#2D4E49"],"tetradic":["#4E382D","#324E2D","#2D424E"],"splitComplementary":["#424E2D","#2D4E38"],"monochromatic":["#7F4E88","#472C4C","#120B13"]}
Variants
{"light":"#7F4E88","dark":"#120B13","saturated":"#521F5B","desaturated":"#3F3A40","pastel":"#876E8C","neon":"#8B00A3"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"aubergine","name":"Aubergine","hex":"#472C4C","distance":0},{"slug":"graphite","name":"Graphite","hex":"#383838","distance":27.730849247724095},{"slug":"onyx","name":"Onyx","hex":"#353839","distance":28.792360097775937},{"slug":"iron","name":"Iron","hex":"#48494B","distance":29.03446228191595},{"slug":"charcoal","name":"Charcoal","hex":"#36454F","distance":30.380915061926625}]
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Related HEX Guides

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