What color is #475B42?

#475B42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475B42?

The RGB value is 71, 91, 66: 71 red, 91 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475B42?

The complementary color is #56425B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475B42 color

#475B42 rgb(71, 91, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #475B42 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 35.7% green and 25.9% blue (71, 91, 66).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 16% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#475B42 color codes

HEX	`#475B42`
RGB	`rgb(71, 91, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 35.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 16%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 27%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, -13.08, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 17.74, 137.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.323, 9.215, 6.546)`
Decimal	`4676418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475B42, 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 #475B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #475B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475b42; }
.text { color: #475b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 91 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475b42, #425b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #475B42?: #475B42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475B42?: The RGB value is 71, 91, 66: 71 red, 91 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475B42?: The complementary color is #56425B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.