What color is #477665?

#477665 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #477665?

The RGB value is 71, 118, 101: 71 red, 118 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #477665?

The complementary color is #764758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #477665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#477665 color

#477665 rgb(71, 118, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #477665 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 46.3% green and 39.6% blue (71, 118, 101).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#477665 color codes

HEX	`#477665`
RGB	`rgb(71, 118, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 46.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 40%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.95, -20.29, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.95, 20.74, 167.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.425, 15.235, 14.648)`
Decimal	`4683365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #477665, 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 #477665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#477665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #477665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #477665; }
.text { color: #477665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #477665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 118 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #477665, #477076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #477665?: #477665 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #477665?: The RGB value is 71, 118, 101: 71 red, 118 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #477665?: The complementary color is #764758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #477665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.