What color is #475152?

#475152 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475152?

The RGB value is 71, 81, 82: 71 red, 81 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475152?

The complementary color is #524847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475152 color

#475152 rgb(71, 81, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475152 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 31.8% green and 32.2% blue (71, 81, 82).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 7% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#475152 color codes

HEX	`#475152`
RGB	`rgb(71, 81, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 31.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 7%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 13%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.63, -3.72, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.63, 4.19, 207.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.064, 7.834, 9.121)`
Decimal	`4673874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475152, 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 #475152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #475152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475152; }
.text { color: #475152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 81 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475152, #474c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #475152?: #475152 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475152?: The RGB value is 71, 81, 82: 71 red, 81 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475152?: The complementary color is #524847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.