What color is #475858?

#475858 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475858?

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

What is the complementary color of #475858?

The complementary color is #584747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475858?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475858 color

#475858 rgb(71, 88, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475858 is a dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#475858 color codes

HEX	`#475858`
RGB	`rgb(71, 88, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 34.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.03, -6.53, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.03, 6.88, 198.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.849, 9.023, 10.559)`
Decimal	`4675672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475858, 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 #475858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #475858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475858; }
.text { color: #475858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 88 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475858, #475058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #475858?: #475858 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475858?: The RGB value is 71, 88, 88: 71 red, 88 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475858?: The complementary color is #584747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475858?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.