What color is #474A31?

#474A31 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474A31?

The RGB value is 71, 74, 49: 71 red, 74 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474A31?

The complementary color is #34314A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474A31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474A31 color

#474A31 rgb(71, 74, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #474A31 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29% green and 19.2% blue (71, 74, 49).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#474A31 color codes

HEX	`#474A31`
RGB	`rgb(71, 74, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 34%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 34%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.54, -6.03, 14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.54, 15.76, 112.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.602, 6.459, 3.857)`
Decimal	`4672049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474A31, 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 #474A31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474A31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #474A31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474a31; }
.text { color: #474a31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474a31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 74 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474a31, #3b4a31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #474A31?: #474A31 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474A31?: The RGB value is 71, 74, 49: 71 red, 74 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474A31?: The complementary color is #34314A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474A31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.