What color is #474E76?

#474E76 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474E76?

The RGB value is 71, 78, 118: 71 red, 78 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474E76?

The complementary color is #766F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474E76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474E76 color

#474E76 rgb(71, 78, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #474E76 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 30.6% green and 46.3% blue (71, 78, 118).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#474E76 color codes

HEX	`#474E76`
RGB	`rgb(71, 78, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 30.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 40%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 34%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.18, 8.1, -23.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.18, 25.09, 288.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.592, 8.096, 18.246)`
Decimal	`4673142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474E76, 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 #474E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #474E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474e76; }
.text { color: #474e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 78 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474e76, #574776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #474E76?: #474E76 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474E76?: The RGB value is 71, 78, 118: 71 red, 78 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474E76?: The complementary color is #766F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474E76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.