What color is #47574F?

#47574F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47574F?

The RGB value is 71, 87, 79: 71 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47574F?

The complementary color is #57474F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47574F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47574F color

#47574F rgb(71, 87, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47574F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 34.1% green and 31% blue (71, 87, 79).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#47574F color codes

HEX	`#47574F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 87, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 34.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 18%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.44, -8.05, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.44, 8.46, 162.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.418, 8.72, 8.688)`
Decimal	`4675407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47574F, 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 #47574F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47574F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #47574F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47574f; }
.text { color: #47574f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47574f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 87 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47574f, #475757); }

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Questions

What color is #47574F?: #47574F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47574F?: The RGB value is 71, 87, 79: 71 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47574F?: The complementary color is #57474F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47574F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.