What color is #47475E?

#47475E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47475E?

The RGB value is 71, 71, 94: 71 red, 71 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47475E?

The complementary color is #5E5E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47475E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47475E color

#47475E rgb(71, 71, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #47475E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 27.8% green and 36.9% blue (71, 71, 94).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#47475E color codes

HEX	`#47475E`
RGB	`rgb(71, 71, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 27.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 24%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, 5.68, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 14.67, 292.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.872, 6.654, 11.51)`
Decimal	`4671326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47475E, 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 #47475E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47475E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #47475E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47475e; }
.text { color: #47475e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47475e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 71 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47475e, #52475e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #47475E?: #47475E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47475E?: The RGB value is 71, 71, 94: 71 red, 71 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47475E?: The complementary color is #5E5E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47475E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.