What color is #475F7F?

#475F7F 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 #475F7F?

The RGB value is 71, 95, 127: 71 red, 95 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475F7F?

The complementary color is #7F6747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475F7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475F7F color

#475F7F rgb(71, 95, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #475F7F is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 37.3% green and 49.8% blue (71, 95, 127).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#475F7F color codes

HEX	`#475F7F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 95, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 37.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 44%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 25%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, 0.09, -20.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 20.75, 270.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.52, 11.056, 21.654)`
Decimal	`4677503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475F7F, 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 #475F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#475F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #475F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475f7f; }
.text { color: #475f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 95 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475f7f, #4b477f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #475F7F?: #475F7F 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 #475F7F?: The RGB value is 71, 95, 127: 71 red, 95 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475F7F?: The complementary color is #7F6747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475F7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.