What color is #474B49?

#474B49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474B49?

The RGB value is 71, 75, 73: 71 red, 75 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474B49?

The complementary color is #4B4749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474B49 color

#474B49 rgb(71, 75, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474B49 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29.4% green and 28.6% blue (71, 75, 73).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 3% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#474B49 color codes

HEX	`#474B49`
RGB	`rgb(71, 75, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 3%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 5%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.47, -2.08, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.47, 2.17, 163.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.317, 6.853, 7.292)`
Decimal	`4672329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474B49, 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 #474B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #474B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474b49; }
.text { color: #474b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 75 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474b49, #474b4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #474B49?: #474B49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474B49?: The RGB value is 71, 75, 73: 71 red, 75 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474B49?: The complementary color is #4B4749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.