What color is #476464?

#476464 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #476464?

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

What is the complementary color of #476464?

The complementary color is #644747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476464?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476464 color

#476464 rgb(71, 100, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #476464 is a dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#476464 color codes

HEX	`#476464`
RGB	`rgb(71, 100, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 39.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 29%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, -10.58, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 11.12, 198.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.455, 11.374, 13.751)`
Decimal	`4678756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476464, 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 #476464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #476464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476464; }
.text { color: #476464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 100 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476464, #475664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #476464?: #476464 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #476464?: The RGB value is 71, 100, 100: 71 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476464?: The complementary color is #644747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476464?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.