What color is #474E5C?

#474E5C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474E5C?

The RGB value is 71, 78, 92: 71 red, 78 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474E5C?

The complementary color is #5C5547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474E5C color

#474E5C rgb(71, 78, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474E5C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 30.6% green and 36.1% blue (71, 78, 92).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#474E5C color codes

HEX	`#474E5C`
RGB	`rgb(71, 78, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 30.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 15%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.05, 0.66, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.05, 9.16, 274.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.254, 7.561, 11.2)`
Decimal	`4673116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474E5C, 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 #474E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #474E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474e5c; }
.text { color: #474e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 78 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474e5c, #4b475c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #474E5C?: #474E5C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474E5C?: The RGB value is 71, 78, 92: 71 red, 78 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474E5C?: The complementary color is #5C5547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.