What color is #47515E?

#47515E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47515E?

The RGB value is 71, 81, 94: 71 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47515E?

The complementary color is #5E5447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47515E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47515E color

#47515E rgb(71, 81, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47515E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 31.8% green and 36.9% blue (71, 81, 94).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal (#404C57), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#47515E color codes

HEX	`#47515E`
RGB	`rgb(71, 81, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 31.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 24%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.05, -0.7, -8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.05, 8.92, 265.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.561, 8.032, 11.74)`
Decimal	`4673886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47515E, 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 #47515E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47515E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #47515E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47515e; }
.text { color: #47515e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47515e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 81 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47515e, #48475e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #47515E?: #47515E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47515E?: The RGB value is 71, 81, 94: 71 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47515E?: The complementary color is #5E5447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47515E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.