What color is #475E80?

#475E80 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475E80?

The RGB value is 71, 94, 128: 71 red, 94 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475E80?

The complementary color is #806947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475E80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475E80 color

#475E80 rgb(71, 94, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #475E80 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 36.9% green and 50.2% blue (71, 94, 128).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#475E80 color codes

HEX	`#475E80`
RGB	`rgb(71, 94, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 36.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 27%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.42, 1.02, -21.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.42, 21.78, 272.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.496, 10.903, 21.969)`
Decimal	`4677248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475E80, 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 #475E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#475E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #475E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475e80; }
.text { color: #475e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 94 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475e80, #4d4780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #475E80?: #475E80 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475E80?: The RGB value is 71, 94, 128: 71 red, 94 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475E80?: The complementary color is #806947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475E80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.