What color is #475F3E?

#475F3E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475F3E?

The RGB value is 71, 95, 62: 71 red, 95 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475F3E?

The complementary color is #563E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475F3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475F3E color

#475F3E rgb(71, 95, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #475F3E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 37.3% green and 24.3% blue (71, 95, 62).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#475F3E color codes

HEX	`#475F3E`
RGB	`rgb(71, 95, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 37.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 35%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 35%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.61, -16.05, 16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.61, 22.7, 134.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.56, 9.872, 6.064)`
Decimal	`4677438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475F3E, 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 #475F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #475F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475f3e; }
.text { color: #475f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 95 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475f3e, #3e5f46); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #475F3E?: #475F3E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475F3E?: The RGB value is 71, 95, 62: 71 red, 95 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475F3E?: The complementary color is #563E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475F3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.