What color is #477556?

#477556 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #477556?

The RGB value is 71, 117, 86: 71 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #477556?

The complementary color is #754766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #477556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#477556 color

#477556 rgb(71, 117, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #477556 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 45.9% green and 33.7% blue (71, 117, 86).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#477556 color codes

HEX	`#477556`
RGB	`rgb(71, 117, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 45.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.27, -23.12, 12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.27, 26.16, 152.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.639, 14.733, 11.086)`
Decimal	`4683094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #477556, 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 #477556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#477556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #477556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #477556; }
.text { color: #477556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #477556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 117 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #477556, #47756d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #477556?: #477556 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #477556?: The RGB value is 71, 117, 86: 71 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #477556?: The complementary color is #754766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #477556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.