What color is #475142?

#475142 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475142?

The RGB value is 71, 81, 66: 71 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475142?

The complementary color is #4C4251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475142 color

#475142 rgb(71, 81, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475142 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 31.8% green and 25.9% blue (71, 81, 66).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#475142 color codes

HEX	`#475142`
RGB	`rgb(71, 81, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 31.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 19%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.17, -7.23, 7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.17, 10.43, 133.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.524, 7.618, 6.28)`
Decimal	`4673858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475142, 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 #475142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #475142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475142; }
.text { color: #475142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 81 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475142, #425144); }

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Questions

What color is #475142?: #475142 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475142?: The RGB value is 71, 81, 66: 71 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475142?: The complementary color is #4C4251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.