What color is #475143?

#475143 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 #475143?

The RGB value is 71, 81, 67: 71 red, 81 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475143?

The complementary color is #4D4351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475143?

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.

#475143 color

#475143 rgb(71, 81, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475143 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 31.8% green and 26.3% blue (71, 81, 67).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#475143 color codes

HEX	`#475143`
RGB	`rgb(71, 81, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 31.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 17%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.2, -7.03, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.2, 9.86, 135.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.554, 7.63, 6.436)`
Decimal	`4673859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475143, 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 #475143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475143 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 #475143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475143; }
.text { color: #475143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 81 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475143, #435146); }

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Questions

What color is #475143?: #475143 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 #475143?: The RGB value is 71, 81, 67: 71 red, 81 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475143?: The complementary color is #4D4351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475143?: 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.