What color is #474D15?

#474D15 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474D15?

The RGB value is 71, 77, 21: 71 red, 77 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474D15?

The complementary color is #1B154D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474D15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474D15 color

#474D15 rgb(71, 77, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #474D15 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 30.2% green and 8.2% blue (71, 77, 21).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 57% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#474D15 color codes

HEX	`#474D15`
RGB	`rgb(71, 77, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 30.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 57%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 73%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 73%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.12, -11.02, 31.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.12, 32.96, 109.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.388, 6.702, 1.719)`
Decimal	`4672789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474D15, 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 #474D15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474D15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #474D15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474d15; }
.text { color: #474d15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474d15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 77 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474d15, #2b4d15); }

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Questions

What color is #474D15?: #474D15 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474D15?: The RGB value is 71, 77, 21: 71 red, 77 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474D15?: The complementary color is #1B154D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474D15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.