What color is #475B75?

#475B75 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 #475B75?

The RGB value is 71, 91, 117: 71 red, 91 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475B75?

The complementary color is #756147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475B75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475B75 color

#475B75 rgb(71, 91, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #475B75 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 35.7% green and 45.9% blue (71, 91, 117).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Inkjet (#44556B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#475B75 color codes

HEX	`#475B75`
RGB	`rgb(71, 91, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 35.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 22%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.03, -0.45, -17.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.03, 17.17, 268.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.549, 10.106, 18.274)`
Decimal	`4676469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475B75, 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 #475B75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#475B75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #475B75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475b75; }
.text { color: #475b75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475b75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 91 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475b75, #4a4775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #475B75?: #475B75 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 #475B75?: The RGB value is 71, 91, 117: 71 red, 91 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475B75?: The complementary color is #756147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475B75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.