What color is #476457?

#476457 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #476457?

The RGB value is 71, 100, 87: 71 red, 100 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476457?

The complementary color is #644754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476457 color

#476457 rgb(71, 100, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #476457 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 39.2% green and 34.1% blue (71, 100, 87).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 61% 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 6.5:1).

#476457 color codes

HEX	`#476457`
RGB	`rgb(71, 100, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 39.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 29%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 13%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.82, -13.75, 3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.82, 14.31, 163.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.875, 11.142, 10.698)`
Decimal	`4678743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476457, 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 #476457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #476457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476457; }
.text { color: #476457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 100 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476457, #476264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #476457?: #476457 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #476457?: The RGB value is 71, 100, 87: 71 red, 100 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476457?: The complementary color is #644754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.