What color is #475439?

#475439 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475439?

The RGB value is 71, 84, 57: 71 red, 84 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475439?

The complementary color is #463954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475439?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475439 color

#475439 rgb(71, 84, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #475439 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 32.9% green and 22.4% blue (71, 84, 57).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#475439 color codes

HEX	`#475439`
RGB	`rgb(71, 84, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 32.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 32%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 32%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.93, -10.68, 14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.93, 17.73, 127.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.507, 7.976, 5.067)`
Decimal	`4674617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475439, 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 #475439	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475439 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #475439 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475439; }
.text { color: #475439; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475439; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 84 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475439, #3a5439); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #475439?: #475439 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475439?: The RGB value is 71, 84, 57: 71 red, 84 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475439?: The complementary color is #463954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475439?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.