What color is #474E44?

#474E44 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474E44?

The RGB value is 71, 78, 68: 71 red, 78 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474E44?

The complementary color is #4B444E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474E44 color

#474E44 rgb(71, 78, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474E44 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 30.6% green and 26.7% blue (71, 78, 68).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#474E44 color codes

HEX	`#474E44`
RGB	`rgb(71, 78, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 30.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 13%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.27, -5.01, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.27, 7.05, 135.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.366, 7.206, 6.523)`
Decimal	`4673092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474E44, 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 #474E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #474E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474e44; }
.text { color: #474e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 78 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474e44, #444e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #474E44?: #474E44 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474E44?: The RGB value is 71, 78, 68: 71 red, 78 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474E44?: The complementary color is #4B444E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.