What color is #474F60?

#474F60 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Into the Stratosphere. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474F60?

The RGB value is 71, 79, 96: 71 red, 79 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474F60?

The complementary color is #605847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474F60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474F60 color

#474F60 rgb(71, 79, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #474F60 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 31% green and 37.6% blue (71, 79, 96).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Into the Stratosphere (#425267), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#474F60 color codes

HEX	`#474F60`
RGB	`rgb(71, 79, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 31%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 26%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.51, 1.1, -10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.51, 11.03, 275.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.505, 7.776, 12.17)`
Decimal	`4673376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474F60, 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 #474F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #474F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474f60; }
.text { color: #474f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 79 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474f60, #4b4760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #474F60?: #474F60 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Into the Stratosphere. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474F60?: The RGB value is 71, 79, 96: 71 red, 79 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474F60?: The complementary color is #605847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474F60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.