What color is #474C58?

#474C58 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474C58?

The RGB value is 71, 76, 88: 71 red, 76 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474C58?

The complementary color is #585347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474C58 color

#474C58 rgb(71, 76, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474C58 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29.8% green and 34.5% blue (71, 76, 88).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#474C58 color codes

HEX	`#474C58`
RGB	`rgb(71, 76, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.29, 0.89, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.29, 7.8, 276.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.944, 7.213, 10.257)`
Decimal	`4672600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474C58, 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 #474C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #474C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474c58; }
.text { color: #474c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 76 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474c58, #4b4758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #474C58?: #474C58 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474C58?: The RGB value is 71, 76, 88: 71 red, 76 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474C58?: The complementary color is #585347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.