What color is #47424A?

#47424A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47424A?

The RGB value is 71, 66, 74: 71 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47424A?

The complementary color is #454A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47424A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47424A color

#47424A rgb(71, 66, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47424A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 25.9% green and 29% blue (71, 66, 74).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#47424A color codes

HEX	`#47424A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 66, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 25.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 11%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.72, 3.88, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.72, 5.62, 313.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.783, 5.73, 7.279)`
Decimal	`4670026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47424A, 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 #47424A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47424A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #47424A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47424a; }
.text { color: #47424a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47424a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 66 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47424a, #4a4249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #47424A?: #47424A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47424A?: The RGB value is 71, 66, 74: 71 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47424A?: The complementary color is #454A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47424A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.