What color is #474D38?

#474D38 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 #474D38?

The RGB value is 71, 77, 56: 71 red, 77 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474D38?

The complementary color is #3E384D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474D38 color

#474D38 rgb(71, 77, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #474D38 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 30.2% green and 22% blue (71, 77, 56).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#474D38 color codes

HEX	`#474D38`
RGB	`rgb(71, 77, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 30.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 27%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.65, -6.69, 11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.65, 13.47, 119.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.966, 6.933, 4.764)`
Decimal	`4672824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474D38, 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 #474D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #474D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474d38; }
.text { color: #474d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 77 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474d38, #3d4d38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #474D38?: #474D38 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 #474D38?: The RGB value is 71, 77, 56: 71 red, 77 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474D38?: The complementary color is #3E384D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.