What color is #474B36?

#474B36 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474B36?

The RGB value is 71, 75, 54: 71 red, 75 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474B36?

The complementary color is #3A364B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474B36 color

#474B36 rgb(71, 75, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #474B36 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29.4% green and 21.2% blue (71, 75, 54).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#474B36 color codes

HEX	`#474B36`
RGB	`rgb(71, 75, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 28%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 28%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.97, -5.82, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.97, 13.34, 115.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.78, 6.638, 4.466)`
Decimal	`4672310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474B36, 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 #474B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #474B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474b36; }
.text { color: #474b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 75 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474b36, #3c4b36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #474B36?: #474B36 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474B36?: The RGB value is 71, 75, 54: 71 red, 75 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474B36?: The complementary color is #3A364B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.