What color is #475C58?

#475C58 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475C58?

The RGB value is 71, 92, 88: 71 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475C58?

The complementary color is #5C474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475C58 color

#475C58 rgb(71, 92, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475C58 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 36.1% green and 34.5% blue (71, 92, 88).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#475C58 color codes

HEX	`#475C58`
RGB	`rgb(71, 92, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 36.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.3, -8.91, -0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.3, 8.91, 182.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.187, 9.698, 10.671)`
Decimal	`4676696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475C58, 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 #475C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #475C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475c58; }
.text { color: #475c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 92 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475c58, #47565c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #475C58?: #475C58 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475C58?: The RGB value is 71, 92, 88: 71 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475C58?: The complementary color is #5C474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.