What color is #47604F?

#47604F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47604F?

The RGB value is 71, 96, 79: 71 red, 96 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47604F?

The complementary color is #604758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47604F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47604F color

#47604F rgb(71, 96, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #47604F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 37.6% green and 31% blue (71, 96, 79).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#47604F color codes

HEX	`#47604F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 96, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 37.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 26%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.32, -13.28, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.32, 14.88, 153.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.192, 10.27, 8.946)`
Decimal	`4677711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47604F, 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 #47604F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#47604F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #47604F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47604f; }
.text { color: #47604f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47604f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 96 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47604f, #47605c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #47604F?: #47604F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47604F?: The RGB value is 71, 96, 79: 71 red, 96 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47604F?: The complementary color is #604758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47604F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.