What color is #475852?

#475852 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 #475852?

The RGB value is 71, 88, 82: 71 red, 88 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475852?

The complementary color is #58474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475852 color

#475852 rgb(71, 88, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475852 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 34.5% green and 32.2% blue (71, 88, 82).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#475852 color codes

HEX	`#475852`
RGB	`rgb(71, 88, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 34.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, -7.96, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 8.07, 170.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.611, 8.928, 9.303)`
Decimal	`4675666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475852, 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 #475852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #475852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475852; }
.text { color: #475852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 88 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475852, #475558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #475852?: #475852 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 #475852?: The RGB value is 71, 88, 82: 71 red, 88 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475852?: The complementary color is #58474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.