What color is #47654C?

#47654C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47654C?

The RGB value is 71, 101, 76: 71 red, 101 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47654C?

The complementary color is #654760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47654C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47654C color

#47654C rgb(71, 101, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #47654C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 39.6% green and 29.8% blue (71, 101, 76).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#47654C color codes

HEX	`#47654C`
RGB	`rgb(71, 101, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 39.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.86, -16.7, 10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.86, 19.83, 147.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.556, 11.168, 8.541)`
Decimal	`4678988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47654C, 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 #47654C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#47654C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #47654C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47654c; }
.text { color: #47654c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47654c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 101 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47654c, #47655b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #47654C?: #47654C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47654C?: The RGB value is 71, 101, 76: 71 red, 101 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47654C?: The complementary color is #654760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47654C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.