What color is #474931?

#474931 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474931?

The RGB value is 71, 73, 49: 71 red, 73 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474931?

The complementary color is #333149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474931 color

#474931 rgb(71, 73, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #474931 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 28.6% green and 19.2% blue (71, 73, 49).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#474931 color codes

HEX	`#474931`
RGB	`rgb(71, 73, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 28.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 33%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 33%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.22, -5.42, 14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.22, 15.14, 110.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.535, 6.326, 3.835)`
Decimal	`4671793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474931, 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 #474931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #474931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474931; }
.text { color: #474931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 73 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474931, #3b4931); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #474931?: #474931 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474931?: The RGB value is 71, 73, 49: 71 red, 73 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474931?: The complementary color is #333149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.