What color is #474E5A?

#474E5A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Isolation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474E5A?

The RGB value is 71, 78, 90: 71 red, 78 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474E5A?

The complementary color is #5A5347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474E5A color

#474E5A rgb(71, 78, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474E5A is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 30.6% green and 35.3% blue (71, 78, 90).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Isolation (#494D55), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#474E5A color codes

HEX	`#474E5A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 78, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 30.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.98, 0.14, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.98, 7.98, 271.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.168, 7.526, 10.746)`
Decimal	`4673114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474E5A, 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 #474E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #474E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474e5a; }
.text { color: #474e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 78 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474e5a, #4a475a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #474E5A?: #474E5A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Isolation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474E5A?: The RGB value is 71, 78, 90: 71 red, 78 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474E5A?: The complementary color is #5A5347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.