What color is #476B48?

#476B48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #476B48?

The RGB value is 71, 107, 72: 71 red, 107 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476B48?

The complementary color is #6B476A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476B48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476B48 color

#476B48 rgb(71, 107, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #476B48 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 42% green and 28.2% blue (71, 107, 72).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#476B48 color codes

HEX	`#476B48`
RGB	`rgb(71, 107, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 42%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 33%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.72, -20.7, 15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.72, 25.95, 142.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.026, 12.322, 8.033)`
Decimal	`4680520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476B48, 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 #476B48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476B48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #476B48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476b48; }
.text { color: #476b48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476b48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 107 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476b48, #476b5a); }

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Questions

What color is #476B48?: #476B48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #476B48?: The RGB value is 71, 107, 72: 71 red, 107 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476B48?: The complementary color is #6B476A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476B48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.