What color is #476E61?

#476E61 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 #476E61?

The RGB value is 71, 110, 97: 71 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476E61?

The complementary color is #6E4754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476E61 color

#476E61 rgb(71, 110, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #476E61 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 43.1% green and 38% blue (71, 110, 97).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#476E61 color codes

HEX	`#476E61`
RGB	`rgb(71, 110, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 43.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 12%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.29, -16.95, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.29, 17.19, 170.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.331, 13.354, 13.34)`
Decimal	`4681313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476E61, 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 #476E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#476E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #476E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476e61; }
.text { color: #476e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 110 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476e61, #47686e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #476E61?: #476E61 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 #476E61?: The RGB value is 71, 110, 97: 71 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476E61?: The complementary color is #6E4754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.