What color is #474A5A?

#474A5A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474A5A?

The RGB value is 71, 74, 90: 71 red, 74 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474A5A?

The complementary color is #5A5747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474A5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474A5A color

#474A5A rgb(71, 74, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474A5A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29% green and 35.3% blue (71, 74, 90).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#474A5A color codes

HEX	`#474A5A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 74, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.75, 2.68, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.75, 10.19, 285.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.892, 6.975, 10.654)`
Decimal	`4672090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474A5A, 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 #474A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #474A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474a5a; }
.text { color: #474a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 74 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474a5a, #4d475a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #474A5A?: #474A5A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474A5A?: The RGB value is 71, 74, 90: 71 red, 74 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474A5A?: The complementary color is #5A5747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474A5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.