What color is #47474B?

#47474B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47474B?

The RGB value is 71, 71, 75: 71 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47474B?

The complementary color is #4B4B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47474B?

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.

#47474B color

#47474B rgb(71, 71, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47474B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 27.8% green and 29.4% blue (71, 71, 75).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#47474B color codes

HEX	`#47474B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 71, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.29, 0.9, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.29, 2.56, 290.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.122, 6.354, 7.559)`
Decimal	`4671307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47474B, 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 #47474B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47474B 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 #47474B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47474b; }
.text { color: #47474b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47474b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 71 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47474b, #49474b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #47474B?: #47474B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47474B?: The RGB value is 71, 71, 75: 71 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47474B?: The complementary color is #4B4B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47474B?: 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.