What color is #475A7A?

#475A7A is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475A7A?

The RGB value is 71, 90, 122: 71 red, 90 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475A7A?

The complementary color is #7A6747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475A7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475A7A color

#475A7A rgb(71, 90, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #475A7A is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 35.3% green and 47.8% blue (71, 90, 122).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#475A7A color codes

HEX	`#475A7A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 90, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 35.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 42%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 26%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, 1.67, -20.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 20.44, 274.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.766, 10.057, 19.835)`
Decimal	`4676218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475A7A, 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 #475A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#475A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #475A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475a7a; }
.text { color: #475a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 90 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475a7a, #4d477a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #475A7A?: #475A7A is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475A7A?: The RGB value is 71, 90, 122: 71 red, 90 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475A7A?: The complementary color is #7A6747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475A7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.