What color is #475A67?

#475A67 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475A67?

The RGB value is 71, 90, 103: 71 red, 90 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475A67?

The complementary color is #675447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475A67 color

#475A67 rgb(71, 90, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475A67 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 35.3% green and 40.4% blue (71, 90, 103).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Seven Seas (#4A5C6A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#475A67 color codes

HEX	`#475A67`
RGB	`rgb(71, 90, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 35.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 13%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, -3.83, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 10.54, 248.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.702, 9.631, 14.23)`
Decimal	`4676199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475A67, 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 #475A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #475A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475a67; }
.text { color: #475a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 90 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475a67, #474a67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #475A67?: #475A67 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475A67?: The RGB value is 71, 90, 103: 71 red, 90 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475A67?: The complementary color is #675447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.