What color is #47464E?

#47464E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47464E?

The RGB value is 71, 70, 78: 71 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47464E?

The complementary color is #4D4E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47464E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47464E color

#47464E rgb(71, 70, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47464E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 27.5% green and 30.6% blue (71, 70, 78).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 5% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#47464E color codes

HEX	`#47464E`
RGB	`rgb(71, 70, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 5%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 10%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.08, 2.24, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.08, 5.15, 295.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.164, 6.27, 8.092)`
Decimal	`4671054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47464E, 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 #47464E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47464E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #47464E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47464e; }
.text { color: #47464e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47464e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 70 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47464e, #4b464e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #47464E?: #47464E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47464E?: The RGB value is 71, 70, 78: 71 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47464E?: The complementary color is #4D4E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47464E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.