What color is #476559?

#476559 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #476559?

The RGB value is 71, 101, 89: 71 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476559?

The complementary color is #654753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476559?

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.

#476559 color

#476559 rgb(71, 101, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #476559 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 39.6% green and 34.9% blue (71, 101, 89).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#476559 color codes

HEX	`#476559`
RGB	`rgb(71, 101, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 39.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.19, -13.85, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.19, 14.23, 166.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.055, 11.368, 11.166)`
Decimal	`4679001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476559, 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 #476559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476559 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 #476559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476559; }
.text { color: #476559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 101 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476559, #476265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #476559?: #476559 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #476559?: The RGB value is 71, 101, 89: 71 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476559?: The complementary color is #654753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476559?: 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.