What color is #476B5F?

#476B5F 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 #476B5F?

The RGB value is 71, 107, 95: 71 red, 107 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476B5F?

The complementary color is #6B4753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476B5F color

#476B5F rgb(71, 107, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #476B5F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 42% green and 37.3% blue (71, 107, 95).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#476B5F color codes

HEX	`#476B5F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 107, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 42%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.28, -15.78, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.28, 16, 170.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.921, 12.681, 12.749)`
Decimal	`4680543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476B5F, 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 #476B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #476B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476b5f; }
.text { color: #476b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 107 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476b5f, #47656b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #476B5F?: #476B5F 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 #476B5F?: The RGB value is 71, 107, 95: 71 red, 107 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476B5F?: The complementary color is #6B4753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.