What color is #474534?

#474534 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474534?

The RGB value is 71, 69, 52: 71 red, 69 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474534?

The complementary color is #343647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474534 color

#474534 rgb(71, 69, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474534 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 27.1% green and 20.4% blue (71, 69, 52).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 27% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#474534 color codes

HEX	`#474534`
RGB	`rgb(71, 69, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 27%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 27%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.02, -2.45, 10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.02, 10.89, 103.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.346, 5.844, 4.094)`
Decimal	`4670772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474534, 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 #474534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #474534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474534; }
.text { color: #474534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 69 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474534, #404734); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #474534?: #474534 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474534?: The RGB value is 71, 69, 52: 71 red, 69 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474534?: The complementary color is #343647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.