What color is #474C24?

#474C24 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474C24?

The RGB value is 71, 76, 36: 71 red, 76 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474C24?

The complementary color is #29244C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474C24?

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.

#474C24 color

#474C24 rgb(71, 76, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #474C24 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29.8% green and 14.1% blue (71, 76, 36).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 36% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#474C24 color codes

HEX	`#474C24`
RGB	`rgb(71, 76, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 36%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 53%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 53%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.96, -9.02, 22.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.96, 24.65, 111.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.501, 6.636, 2.66)`
Decimal	`4672548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474C24, 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 #474C24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474C24 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 #474C24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474c24; }
.text { color: #474c24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474c24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 76 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474c24, #334c24); }

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Questions

What color is #474C24?: #474C24 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474C24?: The RGB value is 71, 76, 36: 71 red, 76 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474C24?: The complementary color is #29244C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474C24?: 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.