What color is #475B60?

#475B60 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Still Waters Run Deep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475B60?

The RGB value is 71, 91, 96: 71 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475B60?

The complementary color is #604C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475B60 color

#475B60 rgb(71, 91, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475B60 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 35.7% green and 37.6% blue (71, 91, 96).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Still Waters Run Deep (#4A5D5F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#475B60 color codes

HEX	`#475B60`
RGB	`rgb(71, 91, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 35.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 26%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.24, -6.31, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.24, 8.29, 220.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.45, 9.666, 12.485)`
Decimal	`4676448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475B60, 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 #475B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #475B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475b60; }
.text { color: #475b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 91 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475b60, #474e60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #475B60?: #475B60 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Still Waters Run Deep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475B60?: The RGB value is 71, 91, 96: 71 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475B60?: The complementary color is #604C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.