What color is #47293A?

#47293A is a dark, muted pink. In RGB it is rgb(71, 41, 58), and in HSL hsl(326, 27%, 22%).

Is #47293A accessible as text?

On white, #47293A has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.65:1 (fails). For text placed on #47293A, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #47293A?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-700 (#463947).

What colors go well with #47293A?

#47293A pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #294736. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #47293A below.

Is #47293A good for buttons?

#47293A works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #47293A — black text only reaches 1.65:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #47293A the same as CSS darkslategray?

No — #47293A is not the CSS named color darkslategray, but darkslategray (#2F4F4F) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#47293A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #47293A

Not just a swatch — here's how #47293A works with other colors. Named schemes with #47293A in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #47293A Secondary #7D472C Surface #EBD8C1 Accent #454F38 Anchor #5A2232

Bistre plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #47293A Secondary #B96030 Accent #7D7540 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Bistre as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #47293A Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Bistre sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #47293A Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B51 Secondary #30252B Surface #F3EDE3

Bistre carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #47293A Secondary #61565C Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

Bistre is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Bistre carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #47293A actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 57/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 33/100

Low

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 65/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 7/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 47/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 68/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 20/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 35/100

Low

Workable accent with care around contrast.

Surface fit 48/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 94/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #47293A

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For interior

For fashion

People also use #47293A with

Eggplant Bistre Brunswick Green Gainsboro

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 12.8:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #DFCFD8 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #472930 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #47293A at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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$48.2k ▲ 12%

Brand

AVELINE

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Poster

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Packaging

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250 ml

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Export

:root {
  --color-base: #47293A;
  --color-base-rgb: 71 41 58;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(32.5% 0.052 345.3);
  --color-50: #FAF5F8;
  --color-100: #F0E5EB;
  --color-200: #E1CBD8;
  --color-300: #C9A6BA;
  --color-400: #AF839C;
  --color-500: #92637E;
  --color-600: #725063;
  --color-700: #523D49;
  --color-800: #372A31;
  --color-900: #221B1F;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  bistre: {
    50: '#FAF5F8',
    100: '#F0E5EB',
    200: '#E1CBD8',
    300: '#C9A6BA',
    400: '#AF839C',
    500: '#92637E',
    600: '#725063',
    700: '#523D49',
    800: '#372A31',
    900: '#221B1F',
  },
}

$base: #47293A;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FAF5F8;
$base-100: #F0E5EB;
$base-200: #E1CBD8;
$base-300: #C9A6BA;
$base-400: #AF839C;
$base-500: #92637E;
$base-600: #725063;
$base-700: #523D49;
$base-800: #372A31;
$base-900: #221B1F;
$base-hover: #39212E;
$base-subtle: #D0B7C5;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#47293A",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FAF5F8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F0E5EB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E1CBD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#C9A6BA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#AF839C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#92637E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#725063",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#523D49",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#372A31",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#221B1F",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}