What color is #474C37?

#474C37 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 #474C37?

The RGB value is 71, 76, 55: 71 red, 76 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474C37?

The complementary color is #3C374C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474C37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474C37 color

#474C37 rgb(71, 76, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #474C37 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29.8% green and 21.6% blue (71, 76, 55).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 70% 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 8.91:1).

#474C37 color codes

HEX	`#474C37`
RGB	`rgb(71, 76, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 28%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 28%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.31, -6.26, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.31, 13.4, 117.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.873, 6.784, 4.614)`
Decimal	`4672567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474C37, 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 #474C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #474C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474c37; }
.text { color: #474c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 76 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474c37, #3d4c37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #474C37?: #474C37 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 #474C37?: The RGB value is 71, 76, 55: 71 red, 76 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474C37?: The complementary color is #3C374C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474C37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.