What color is #475C5D?

#475C5D is a dark, grayish cyan known as Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Woodland Night?

The RGB value is 71, 92, 93: 71 red, 92 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Woodland Night?

The complementary color is #5D4847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475C5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Woodland Night color: hex code #475C5D

#475C5D rgb(71, 92, 93)

Shades of gray

Woodland Night has the hex code #475C5D. It is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 36.1% green and 36.5% blue (71, 92, 93).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

Woodland Night (#475C5D) color codes

HEX	`#475C5D`
RGB	`rgb(71, 92, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 36.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 1%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.45, -7.67, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.45, 8.31, 202.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.401, 9.784, 11.8)`
Decimal	`4676701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Woodland Night, 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 #475C5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475C5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #475C5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475c5d; }
.text { color: #475c5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475c5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 92 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475c5d, #47515d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #475C5D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #475C5D?: #475C5D is a dark, grayish cyan known as Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Woodland Night?: The RGB value is 71, 92, 93: 71 red, 92 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Woodland Night?: The complementary color is #5D4847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475C5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.