What color is #475E61?

#475E61 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 #475E61?

The RGB value is 71, 94, 97: 71 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475E61?

The complementary color is #614A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475E61 color

#475E61 rgb(71, 94, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475E61 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 36.9% green and 38% blue (71, 94, 97).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#475E61 color codes

HEX	`#475E61`
RGB	`rgb(71, 94, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 36.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.21, -7.84, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.21, 9.06, 210.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.758, 10.208, 12.816)`
Decimal	`4677217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475E61, 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 #475E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#475E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #475E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475e61; }
.text { color: #475e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 94 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475e61, #475161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #475E61?: #475E61 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 #475E61?: The RGB value is 71, 94, 97: 71 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475E61?: The complementary color is #614A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.