What color is #476A36?

#476A36 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #476A36?

The RGB value is 71, 106, 54: 71 red, 106 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476A36?

The complementary color is #59366A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476A36 color

#476A36 rgb(71, 106, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #476A36 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 41.6% green and 21.2% blue (71, 106, 54).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#476A36 color codes

HEX	`#476A36`
RGB	`rgb(71, 106, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 41.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 49%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 49%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.08, -23.15, 25.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.08, 34.21, 132.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.418, 11.914, 5.345)`
Decimal	`4680246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476A36, 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 #476A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #476A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476a36; }
.text { color: #476a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 106 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476a36, #366a3f); }

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Questions

What color is #476A36?: #476A36 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #476A36?: The RGB value is 71, 106, 54: 71 red, 106 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476A36?: The complementary color is #59366A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.