What color is #476353?

#476353 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 #476353?

The RGB value is 71, 99, 83: 71 red, 99 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476353?

The complementary color is #634757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476353 color

#476353 rgb(71, 99, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #476353 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 38.8% green and 32.5% blue (71, 99, 83).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 61% 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 6.61:1).

#476353 color codes

HEX	`#476353`
RGB	`rgb(71, 99, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 38.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 28%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.39, -14.1, 5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.39, 15.24, 157.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.621, 10.887, 9.829)`
Decimal	`4678483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476353, 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 #476353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #476353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476353; }
.text { color: #476353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 99 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476353, #476361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #476353?: #476353 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 #476353?: The RGB value is 71, 99, 83: 71 red, 99 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476353?: The complementary color is #634757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.