What color is #474D59?

#474D59 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 #474D59?

The RGB value is 71, 77, 89: 71 red, 77 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474D59?

The complementary color is #595347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474D59 color

#474D59 rgb(71, 77, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474D59 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 30.2% green and 34.9% blue (71, 77, 89).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#474D59 color codes

HEX	`#474D59`
RGB	`rgb(71, 77, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 30.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 20%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.63, 0.51, -7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.63, 7.88, 273.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.055, 7.368, 10.5)`
Decimal	`4672857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474D59, 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 #474D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #474D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474d59; }
.text { color: #474d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 77 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474d59, #4a4759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #474D59?: #474D59 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 #474D59?: The RGB value is 71, 77, 89: 71 red, 77 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474D59?: The complementary color is #595347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.