What color is #47546F?

#47546F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47546F?

The RGB value is 71, 84, 111: 71 red, 84 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47546F?

The complementary color is #6F6247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47546F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47546F color

#47546F rgb(71, 84, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #47546F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 32.9% green and 43.5% blue (71, 84, 111).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#47546F color codes

HEX	`#47546F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 84, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 32.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 36%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 24%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.65, 2.16, -17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.65, 17.25, 277.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.637, 8.828, 16.285)`
Decimal	`4674671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47546F, 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 #47546F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47546F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #47546F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47546f; }
.text { color: #47546f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47546f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 84 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47546f, #4e476f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #47546F?: #47546F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47546F?: The RGB value is 71, 84, 111: 71 red, 84 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47546F?: The complementary color is #6F6247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47546F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.