What color is #475D5F?

#475D5F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475D5F?

The RGB value is 71, 93, 95: 71 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475D5F?

The complementary color is #5F4947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475D5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475D5F color

#475D5F rgb(71, 93, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475D5F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 36.5% green and 37.3% blue (71, 93, 95).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#475D5F color codes

HEX	`#475D5F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 93, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 36.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 25%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.83, -7.76, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.83, 8.67, 206.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.578, 9.994, 12.301)`
Decimal	`4676959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475D5F, 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 #475D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #475D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475d5f; }
.text { color: #475d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 93 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475d5f, #47515f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #475D5F?: #475D5F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475D5F?: The RGB value is 71, 93, 95: 71 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475D5F?: The complementary color is #5F4947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475D5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.