What color is #47584A?

#47584A 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 #47584A?

The RGB value is 71, 88, 74: 71 red, 88 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47584A?

The complementary color is #584755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47584A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47584A color

#47584A rgb(71, 88, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47584A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 34.5% green and 29% blue (71, 88, 74).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#47584A color codes

HEX	`#47584A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 88, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 34.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.62, -9.74, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.62, 11.42, 148.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.324, 8.813, 7.792)`
Decimal	`4675658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47584A, 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 #47584A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#47584A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #47584A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47584a; }
.text { color: #47584a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47584a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 88 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47584a, #475853); }

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Questions

What color is #47584A?: #47584A 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 #47584A?: The RGB value is 71, 88, 74: 71 red, 88 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47584A?: The complementary color is #584755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47584A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.