What color is #475E5C?

#475E5C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475E5C?

The RGB value is 71, 94, 92: 71 red, 94 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475E5C?

The complementary color is #5E4749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475E5C?

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.

#475E5C color

#475E5C rgb(71, 94, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475E5C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 36.9% green and 36.1% blue (71, 94, 92).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#475E5C color codes

HEX	`#475E5C`
RGB	`rgb(71, 94, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 36.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 24%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.05, -9.1, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.05, 9.26, 190.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.532, 10.117, 11.626)`
Decimal	`4677212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475E5C, 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 #475E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#475E5C 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 #475E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475e5c; }
.text { color: #475e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 94 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475e5c, #47555e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #475E5C?: #475E5C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475E5C?: The RGB value is 71, 94, 92: 71 red, 94 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475E5C?: The complementary color is #5E4749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475E5C?: 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.