What color is #477E56?

#477E56 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #477E56?

The RGB value is 71, 126, 86: 71 red, 126 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #477E56?

The complementary color is #7E476F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #477E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#477E56 color

#477E56 rgb(71, 126, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #477E56 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 49.4% green and 33.7% blue (71, 126, 86).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#477E56 color codes

HEX	`#477E56`
RGB	`rgb(71, 126, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 49.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 32%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.17, -27.62, 16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.17, 32.04, 149.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.738, 16.932, 11.452)`
Decimal	`4685398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #477E56, 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 #477E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#477E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #477E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #477e56; }
.text { color: #477e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #477e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 126 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #477e56, #477e72); }

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Questions

What color is #477E56?: #477E56 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #477E56?: The RGB value is 71, 126, 86: 71 red, 126 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #477E56?: The complementary color is #7E476F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #477E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.