What color is #474C50?

#474C50 is a dark gray known as Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Witchcraft?

The RGB value is 71, 76, 80: 71 red, 76 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Witchcraft?

The complementary color is #504B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Witchcraft color: hex code #474C50

#474C50 rgb(71, 76, 80)

Shades of gray

Witchcraft has the hex code #474C50. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29.8% green and 31.4% blue (71, 76, 80).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

Witchcraft (#474C50) color codes

HEX	`#474C50`
RGB	`rgb(71, 76, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 11%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.01, -1.09, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.01, 3.25, 250.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.631, 7.088, 8.607)`
Decimal	`4672592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Witchcraft, 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 #474C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #474C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474c50; }
.text { color: #474c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 76 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474c50, #474750); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #474C50 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #474C50?: #474C50 is a dark gray known as Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Witchcraft?: The RGB value is 71, 76, 80: 71 red, 76 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Witchcraft?: The complementary color is #504B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.