What color is #475B4B?

#475B4B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475B4B?

The RGB value is 71, 91, 75: 71 red, 91 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475B4B?

The complementary color is #5B4757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475B4B color

#475B4B rgb(71, 91, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #475B4B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 35.7% green and 29.4% blue (71, 91, 75).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#475B4B color codes

HEX	`#475B4B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 91, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 35.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 18%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.61, -11.28, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.61, 13.14, 149.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.609, 9.33, 8.055)`
Decimal	`4676427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475B4B, 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 #475B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #475B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475b4b; }
.text { color: #475b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 91 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475b4b, #475b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #475B4B?: #475B4B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475B4B?: The RGB value is 71, 91, 75: 71 red, 91 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475B4B?: The complementary color is #5B4757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.