What color is #475A70?

#475A70 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475A70?

The RGB value is 71, 90, 112: 71 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475A70?

The complementary color is #705D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475A70 color

#475A70 rgb(71, 90, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #475A70 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 35.3% green and 43.9% blue (71, 90, 112).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Inkjet (#44556B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#475A70 color codes

HEX	`#475A70`
RGB	`rgb(71, 90, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 35.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 20%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.52, -1.3, -14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.52, 14.92, 265.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.178, 9.821, 16.738)`
Decimal	`4676208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475A70, 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 #475A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #475A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475a70; }
.text { color: #475a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 90 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475a70, #494770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #475A70?: #475A70 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475A70?: The RGB value is 71, 90, 112: 71 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475A70?: The complementary color is #705D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.