What color is #474D3F?

#474D3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474D3F?

The RGB value is 71, 77, 63: 71 red, 77 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474D3F?

The complementary color is #453F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474D3F color

#474D3F rgb(71, 77, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474D3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 30.2% green and 24.7% blue (71, 77, 63).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 10% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#474D3F color codes

HEX	`#474D3F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 77, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 30.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 10%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 18%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 18%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.82, -5.4, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.82, 9.24, 125.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.149, 7.006, 5.73)`
Decimal	`4672831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474D3F, 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 #474D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #474D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474d3f; }
.text { color: #474d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 77 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474d3f, #404d3f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #474D3F?: #474D3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474D3F?: The RGB value is 71, 77, 63: 71 red, 77 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474D3F?: The complementary color is #453F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.