What color is #47464F?

#47464F 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 #47464F?

The RGB value is 71, 70, 79: 71 red, 70 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47464F?

The complementary color is #4E4F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47464F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47464F color

#47464F rgb(71, 70, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47464F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 27.5% green and 31% blue (71, 70, 79).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 6% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#47464F color codes

HEX	`#47464F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 70, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 6%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 11%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.12, 2.48, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.12, 5.78, 295.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.2, 6.284, 8.282)`
Decimal	`4671055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47464F, 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 #47464F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47464F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #47464F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47464f; }
.text { color: #47464f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47464f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 70 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47464f, #4c464f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #47464F?: #47464F 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 #47464F?: The RGB value is 71, 70, 79: 71 red, 70 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47464F?: The complementary color is #4E4F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47464F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.