What color is #474B3C?

#474B3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474B3C?

The RGB value is 71, 75, 60: 71 red, 75 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474B3C?

The complementary color is #403C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474B3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474B3C color

#474B3C rgb(71, 75, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474B3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29.4% green and 23.5% blue (71, 75, 60).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#474B3C color codes

HEX	`#474B3C`
RGB	`rgb(71, 75, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 20%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, -4.75, 8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 9.66, 119.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.93, 6.698, 5.255)`
Decimal	`4672316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474B3C, 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 #474B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #474B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474b3c; }
.text { color: #474b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 75 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474b3c, #404b3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #474B3C?: #474B3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474B3C?: The RGB value is 71, 75, 60: 71 red, 75 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474B3C?: The complementary color is #403C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474B3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.