What color is #47504F?

#47504F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47504F?

The RGB value is 71, 80, 79: 71 red, 80 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47504F?

The complementary color is #504748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47504F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47504F color

#47504F rgb(71, 80, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47504F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 31.4% green and 31% blue (71, 80, 79).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#47504F color codes

HEX	`#47504F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 80, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 31.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 11%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.22, -3.81, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.22, 3.87, 189.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.878, 7.641, 8.508)`
Decimal	`4673615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47504F, 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 #47504F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47504F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #47504F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47504f; }
.text { color: #47504f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47504f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 80 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47504f, #474d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #47504F?: #47504F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47504F?: The RGB value is 71, 80, 79: 71 red, 80 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47504F?: The complementary color is #504748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47504F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.