What color is #475C53?

#475C53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475C53?

The RGB value is 71, 92, 83: 71 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475C53?

The complementary color is #5C4750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475C53 color

#475C53 rgb(71, 92, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475C53 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 36.1% green and 32.5% blue (71, 92, 83).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#475C53 color codes

HEX	`#475C53`
RGB	`rgb(71, 92, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 36.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.15, -10.09, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.15, 10.41, 165.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.987, 9.618, 9.618)`
Decimal	`4676691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475C53, 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 #475C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #475C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475c53; }
.text { color: #475c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 92 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475c53, #475a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #475C53?: #475C53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475C53?: The RGB value is 71, 92, 83: 71 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475C53?: The complementary color is #5C4750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.