What color is #474B2B?

#474B2B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474B2B?

The RGB value is 71, 75, 43: 71 red, 75 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474B2B?

The complementary color is #2F2B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474B2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474B2B color

#474B2B rgb(71, 75, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #474B2B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29.4% green and 16.9% blue (71, 75, 43).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 27% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#474B2B color codes

HEX	`#474B2B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 75, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 27%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 43%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 43%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.75, -7.52, 18.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.75, 20, 112.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.551, 6.546, 3.256)`
Decimal	`4672299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474B2B, 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 #474B2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474B2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #474B2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474b2b; }
.text { color: #474b2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474b2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 75 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474b2b, #374b2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #474B2B?: #474B2B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474B2B?: The RGB value is 71, 75, 43: 71 red, 75 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474B2B?: The complementary color is #2F2B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474B2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.