What color is #47624D?

#47624D 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 #47624D?

The RGB value is 71, 98, 77: 71 red, 98 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47624D?

The complementary color is #62475C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47624D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47624D color

#47624D rgb(71, 98, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #47624D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 38.4% green and 30.2% blue (71, 98, 77).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#47624D color codes

HEX	`#47624D`
RGB	`rgb(71, 98, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 38.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 28%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 21%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.92, -14.83, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.92, 17.23, 149.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.305, 10.61, 8.63)`
Decimal	`4678221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47624D, 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 #47624D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#47624D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #47624D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47624d; }
.text { color: #47624d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47624d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 98 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47624d, #47625a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #47624D?: #47624D 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 #47624D?: The RGB value is 71, 98, 77: 71 red, 98 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47624D?: The complementary color is #62475C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47624D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.