What color is #475E4A?

#475E4A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475E4A?

The RGB value is 71, 94, 74: 71 red, 94 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475E4A?

The complementary color is #5E475B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475E4A color

#475E4A rgb(71, 94, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #475E4A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 36.9% green and 29% blue (71, 94, 74).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#475E4A color codes

HEX	`#475E4A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 94, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 36.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 24%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 21%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.55, -13.2, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.55, 15.81, 146.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.837, 9.839, 7.963)`
Decimal	`4677194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475E4A, 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 #475E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #475E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475e4a; }
.text { color: #475e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 94 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475e4a, #475e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #475E4A?: #475E4A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475E4A?: The RGB value is 71, 94, 74: 71 red, 94 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475E4A?: The complementary color is #5E475B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.