What color is #475038?

#475038 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475038?

The RGB value is 71, 80, 56: 71 red, 80 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475038?

The complementary color is #413850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475038 color

#475038 rgb(71, 80, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #475038 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 31.4% green and 22% blue (71, 80, 56).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#475038 color codes

HEX	`#475038`
RGB	`rgb(71, 80, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 31.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 30%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.62, -8.49, 13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.62, 15.53, 123.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.181, 7.362, 4.836)`
Decimal	`4673592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475038, 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 #475038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #475038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475038; }
.text { color: #475038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 80 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475038, #3b5038); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #475038?: #475038 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475038?: The RGB value is 71, 80, 56: 71 red, 80 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475038?: The complementary color is #413850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.