What color is #475045?

#475045 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475045?

The RGB value is 71, 80, 69: 71 red, 80 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475045?

The complementary color is #4E4550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475045?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475045 color

#475045 rgb(71, 80, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475045 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 31.4% green and 27.1% blue (71, 80, 69).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#475045 color codes

HEX	`#475045`
RGB	`rgb(71, 80, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 31.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 14%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.93, -6.02, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.93, 8.01, 138.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.541, 7.507, 6.733)`
Decimal	`4673605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475045, 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 #475045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #475045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475045; }
.text { color: #475045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 80 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475045, #455048); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #475045?: #475045 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475045?: The RGB value is 71, 80, 69: 71 red, 80 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475045?: The complementary color is #4E4550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475045?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.