What color is #47455B?

#47455B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47455B?

The RGB value is 71, 69, 91: 71 red, 69 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47455B?

The complementary color is #595B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47455B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47455B color

#47455B rgb(71, 69, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #47455B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 27.1% green and 35.7% blue (71, 69, 91).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#47455B color codes

HEX	`#47455B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 69, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 24%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.28, 6.17, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.28, 14.13, 295.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.615, 6.351, 10.773)`
Decimal	`4670811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47455B, 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 #47455B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47455B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #47455B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47455b; }
.text { color: #47455b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47455b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 69 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47455b, #52455b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #47455B?: #47455B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47455B?: The RGB value is 71, 69, 91: 71 red, 69 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47455B?: The complementary color is #595B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47455B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.