What color is #475752?

#475752 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475752?

The RGB value is 71, 87, 82: 71 red, 87 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475752?

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

Is black or white text better on #475752?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475752 color

#475752 rgb(71, 87, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475752 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 34.1% green and 32.2% blue (71, 87, 82).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#475752 color codes

HEX	`#475752`
RGB	`rgb(71, 87, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 34.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 18%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.53, -7.36, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.53, 7.41, 173.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.529, 8.765, 9.276)`
Decimal	`4675410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475752, 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 #475752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #475752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475752; }
.text { color: #475752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 87 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475752, #475457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #475752?: #475752 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475752?: The RGB value is 71, 87, 82: 71 red, 87 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475752?: The complementary color is #57474C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475752?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.