What color is #475950?

#475950 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475950?

The RGB value is 71, 89, 80: 71 red, 89 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475950?

The complementary color is #594750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475950 color

#475950 rgb(71, 89, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475950 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 34.9% green and 31.4% blue (71, 89, 80).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#475950 color codes

HEX	`#475950`
RGB	`rgb(71, 89, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 34.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 20%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.11, -9.01, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.11, 9.47, 162.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.618, 9.063, 8.936)`
Decimal	`4675920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475950, 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 #475950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #475950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475950; }
.text { color: #475950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 89 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475950, #475959); }

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Questions

What color is #475950?: #475950 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475950?: The RGB value is 71, 89, 80: 71 red, 89 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475950?: The complementary color is #594750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.