What color is #475646?

#475646 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475646?

The RGB value is 71, 86, 70: 71 red, 86 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475646?

The complementary color is #554656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475646 color

#475646 rgb(71, 86, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475646 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 33.7% green and 27.5% blue (71, 86, 70).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#475646 color codes

HEX	`#475646`
RGB	`rgb(71, 86, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 33.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 19%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.88, -9.4, 7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.88, 11.97, 141.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.032, 8.437, 7.051)`
Decimal	`4675142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475646, 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 #475646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #475646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475646; }
.text { color: #475646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 86 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475646, #46564d); }

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Questions

What color is #475646?: #475646 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475646?: The RGB value is 71, 86, 70: 71 red, 86 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475646?: The complementary color is #554656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.