What color is #47494F?

#47494F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47494F?

The RGB value is 71, 73, 79: 71 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47494F?

The complementary color is #4F4D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47494F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47494F color

#47494F rgb(71, 73, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47494F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 28.6% green and 31% blue (71, 73, 79).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 5% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#47494F color codes

HEX	`#47494F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 73, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 28.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 5%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 10%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.04, 0.57, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.04, 3.89, 278.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.392, 6.669, 8.346)`
Decimal	`4671823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47494F, 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 #47494F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47494F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	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 #47494F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47494f; }
.text { color: #47494f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47494f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 73 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47494f, #49474f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #47494F?: #47494F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47494F?: The RGB value is 71, 73, 79: 71 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47494F?: The complementary color is #4F4D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47494F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.