What color is #476A70?

#476A70 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #476A70?

The RGB value is 71, 106, 112: 71 red, 106 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476A70?

The complementary color is #704D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476A70 color

#476A70 rgb(71, 106, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #476A70 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 41.6% green and 43.9% blue (71, 106, 112).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#476A70 color codes

HEX	`#476A70`
RGB	`rgb(71, 106, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 41.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 5%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.49, -10.85, -7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.49, 13.11, 214.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.676, 12.817, 17.237)`
Decimal	`4680304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476A70, 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 #476A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #476A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476a70; }
.text { color: #476a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 106 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476a70, #475670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #476A70?: #476A70 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #476A70?: The RGB value is 71, 106, 112: 71 red, 106 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476A70?: The complementary color is #704D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.