What color is #476A71?

#476A71 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 #476A71?

The RGB value is 71, 106, 113: 71 red, 106 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476A71?

The complementary color is #714E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476A71 color

#476A71 rgb(71, 106, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #476A71 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 41.6% green and 44.3% blue (71, 106, 113).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#476A71 color codes

HEX	`#476A71`
RGB	`rgb(71, 106, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 41.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 6%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.52, -10.57, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.52, 13.2, 216.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.732, 12.839, 17.532)`
Decimal	`4680305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476A71, 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 #476A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #476A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476a71; }
.text { color: #476a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 106 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476a71, #475571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #476A71?: #476A71 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 #476A71?: The RGB value is 71, 106, 113: 71 red, 106 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476A71?: The complementary color is #714E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.