What color is #477162?

#477162 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 #477162?

The RGB value is 71, 113, 98: 71 red, 113 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #477162?

The complementary color is #714756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #477162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#477162 color

#477162 rgb(71, 113, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #477162 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 44.3% green and 38.4% blue (71, 113, 98).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#477162 color codes

HEX	`#477162`
RGB	`rgb(71, 113, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 44.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.28, -18.33, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.28, 18.71, 168.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.707, 14.031, 13.697)`
Decimal	`4682082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #477162, 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 #477162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#477162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #477162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #477162; }
.text { color: #477162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #477162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 113 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #477162, #476b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #477162?: #477162 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 #477162?: The RGB value is 71, 113, 98: 71 red, 113 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #477162?: The complementary color is #714756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #477162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.