What color is #476450?

#476450 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 #476450?

The RGB value is 71, 100, 80: 71 red, 100 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476450?

The complementary color is #64475B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476450?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476450 color

#476450 rgb(71, 100, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #476450 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 39.2% green and 31.4% blue (71, 100, 80).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#476450 color codes

HEX	`#476450`
RGB	`rgb(71, 100, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 39.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 29%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 20%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, -15.31, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 17.26, 152.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.603, 11.033, 9.264)`
Decimal	`4678736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476450, 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 #476450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476450 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #476450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476450; }
.text { color: #476450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 100 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476450, #47645f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #476450?: #476450 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 #476450?: The RGB value is 71, 100, 80: 71 red, 100 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476450?: The complementary color is #64475B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476450?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.