What color is #475F69?

#475F69 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475F69?

The RGB value is 71, 95, 105: 71 red, 95 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475F69?

The complementary color is #695147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475F69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475F69 color

#475F69 rgb(71, 95, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #475F69 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 37.3% green and 41.2% blue (71, 95, 105).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Stargazer (#3F5865), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#475F69 color codes

HEX	`#475F69`
RGB	`rgb(71, 95, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 37.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 32%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 10%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.8, -6.31, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.8, 10.67, 233.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.24, 10.543, 14.91)`
Decimal	`4677481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475F69, 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 #475F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#475F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #475F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475f69; }
.text { color: #475f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 95 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475f69, #474e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #475F69?: #475F69 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475F69?: The RGB value is 71, 95, 105: 71 red, 95 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475F69?: The complementary color is #695147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475F69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.