What color is #476A59?

#476A59 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 #476A59?

The RGB value is 71, 106, 89: 71 red, 106 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476A59?

The complementary color is #6A4758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476A59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476A59 color

#476A59 rgb(71, 106, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #476A59 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 41.6% green and 34.9% blue (71, 106, 89).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#476A59 color codes

HEX	`#476A59`
RGB	`rgb(71, 106, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 41.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 16%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.8, -16.63, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.8, 17.54, 161.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.555, 12.368, 11.333)`
Decimal	`4680281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476A59, 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 #476A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #476A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476a59; }
.text { color: #476a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 106 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476a59, #476a6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #476A59?: #476A59 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 #476A59?: The RGB value is 71, 106, 89: 71 red, 106 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476A59?: The complementary color is #6A4758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476A59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.