What color is #47615B?

#47615B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47615B?

The RGB value is 71, 97, 91: 71 red, 97 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47615B?

The complementary color is #61474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47615B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47615B color

#47615B rgb(71, 97, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #47615B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 38% green and 35.7% blue (71, 97, 91).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#47615B color codes

HEX	`#47615B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 97, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 38%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.97, -11.1, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.97, 11.1, 178.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.761, 10.644, 11.488)`
Decimal	`4677979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47615B, 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 #47615B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#47615B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #47615B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47615b; }
.text { color: #47615b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47615b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 97 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47615b, #475a61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #47615B?: #47615B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47615B?: The RGB value is 71, 97, 91: 71 red, 97 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47615B?: The complementary color is #61474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47615B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.