What color is #474D52?

#474D52 is a gray known as Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sooty Lashes?

The RGB value is 71, 77, 82: 71 red, 77 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sooty Lashes?

The complementary color is #524C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sooty Lashes color: hex code #474D52

#474D52 rgb(71, 77, 82)

Shades of gray

Sooty Lashes has the hex code #474D52. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 30.2% green and 32.2% blue (71, 77, 82).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 7% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

Sooty Lashes (#474D52) color codes

HEX	`#474D52`
RGB	`rgb(71, 77, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 30.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 7%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 13%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.38, -1.24, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.38, 3.98, 251.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.775, 7.256, 9.025)`
Decimal	`4672850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sooty Lashes, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #474D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #474D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474d52; }
.text { color: #474d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 77 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474d52, #474752); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #474D52 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #474D52?: #474D52 is a gray known as Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sooty Lashes?: The RGB value is 71, 77, 82: 71 red, 77 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sooty Lashes?: The complementary color is #524C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.