What color is #474E10?

#474E10 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 #474E10?

The RGB value is 71, 78, 16: 71 red, 78 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474E10?

The complementary color is #17104E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474E10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474E10 color

#474E10 rgb(71, 78, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #474E10 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 30.6% green and 6.3% blue (71, 78, 16).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 66% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#474E10 color codes

HEX	`#474E10`
RGB	`rgb(71, 78, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 30.6%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 66%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 79%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 79%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.41, -11.93, 33.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.41, 35.61, 109.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.417, 6.826, 1.522)`
Decimal	`4673040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474E10, 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 #474E10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474E10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #474E10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474e10; }
.text { color: #474e10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474e10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 78 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474e10, #284e10); }

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Questions

What color is #474E10?: #474E10 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 #474E10?: The RGB value is 71, 78, 16: 71 red, 78 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474E10?: The complementary color is #17104E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474E10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.