What color is #47553B?

#47553B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47553B?

The RGB value is 71, 85, 59: 71 red, 85 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47553B?

The complementary color is #493B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47553B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47553B color

#47553B rgb(71, 85, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #47553B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 33.3% green and 23.1% blue (71, 85, 59).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#47553B color codes

HEX	`#47553B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 85, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 33.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 31%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.3, -10.91, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.3, 17.3, 129.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.636, 8.152, 5.361)`
Decimal	`4674875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47553B, 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 #47553B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47553B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #47553B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47553b; }
.text { color: #47553b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47553b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 85 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47553b, #3b553c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #47553B?: #47553B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47553B?: The RGB value is 71, 85, 59: 71 red, 85 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47553B?: The complementary color is #493B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47553B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.