What color is #474A17?

#474A17 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474A17?

The RGB value is 71, 74, 23: 71 red, 74 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474A17?

The complementary color is #1A174A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474A17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474A17 color

#474A17 rgb(71, 74, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #474A17 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29% green and 9% blue (71, 74, 23).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 53% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#474A17 color codes

HEX	`#474A17`
RGB	`rgb(71, 74, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 53%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 69%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 69%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.15, -9.11, 29.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.15, 30.48, 107.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.202, 6.299, 1.752)`
Decimal	`4672023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474A17, 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 #474A17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474A17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #474A17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474a17; }
.text { color: #474a17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474a17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 74 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474a17, #2e4a17); }

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Questions

What color is #474A17?: #474A17 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474A17?: The RGB value is 71, 74, 23: 71 red, 74 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474A17?: The complementary color is #1A174A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474A17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.