What color is #474547?

#474547 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474547?

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

What is the complementary color of #474547?

The complementary color is #454745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474547 color

#474547 rgb(71, 69, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474547 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#474547 color codes

HEX	`#474547`
RGB	`rgb(71, 69, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.54, 1.27, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.54, 1.56, 324.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.864, 6.051, 6.819)`
Decimal	`4670791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474547, 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 #474547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #474547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474547; }
.text { color: #474547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 69 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474547, #474546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #474547?: #474547 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474547?: The RGB value is 71, 69, 71: 71 red, 69 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474547?: The complementary color is #454745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.