What color is #47534F?

#47534F is a gray, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47534F?

The RGB value is 71, 83, 79: 71 red, 83 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47534F?

The complementary color is #53474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47534F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47534F color

#47534F rgb(71, 83, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47534F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 32.5% green and 31% blue (71, 83, 79).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 8% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#47534F color codes

HEX	`#47534F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 83, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 32.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 8%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.17, -5.65, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.17, 5.7, 172.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.103, 8.09, 8.583)`
Decimal	`4674383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47534F, 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 #47534F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47534F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #47534F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47534f; }
.text { color: #47534f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47534f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 83 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47534f, #475153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #47534F?: #47534F is a gray, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47534F?: The RGB value is 71, 83, 79: 71 red, 83 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47534F?: The complementary color is #53474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47534F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.