What color is #475146?

#475146 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 #475146?

The RGB value is 71, 81, 70: 71 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475146?

The complementary color is #504651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475146 color

#475146 rgb(71, 81, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475146 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 31.8% green and 27.5% blue (71, 81, 70).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 7% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#475146 color codes

HEX	`#475146`
RGB	`rgb(71, 81, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 31.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 7%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 14%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.28, -6.42, 5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.28, 8.22, 141.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.646, 7.667, 6.923)`
Decimal	`4673862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475146, 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 #475146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #475146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475146; }
.text { color: #475146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 81 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475146, #46514b); }

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Questions

What color is #475146?: #475146 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 #475146?: The RGB value is 71, 81, 70: 71 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475146?: The complementary color is #504651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.