What color is #476B64?

#476B64 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #476B64?

The RGB value is 71, 107, 100: 71 red, 107 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476B64?

The complementary color is #6B474E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476B64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476B64 color

#476B64 rgb(71, 107, 100)

Shades of teal

The hex color #476B64 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 42% green and 39.2% blue (71, 107, 100).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#476B64 color codes

HEX	`#476B64`
RGB	`rgb(71, 107, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 42%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.42, -14.56, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.42, 14.56, 180.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.156, 12.775, 13.985)`
Decimal	`4680548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476B64, 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 #476B64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476B64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #476B64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476b64; }
.text { color: #476b64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476b64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 107 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476b64, #47606b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #476B64?: #476B64 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #476B64?: The RGB value is 71, 107, 100: 71 red, 107 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476B64?: The complementary color is #6B474E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476B64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.