Information about #474E37 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #474E37 reads as a gently muted chartreuse and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rifle Green (#444C38). Slightly further away sit Pine Needle (#454D32) and Sooty Willow Bamboo (#4D4B3A).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(71, 78, 55)), which gives #474E37 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #474E37 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#474E37 color variations
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#474E37 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#474E37 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#474E37 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#474E37 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#474E37 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #474E37 color
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Nearest named colors to #474E37
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#444C38
#454D32
#4D4B3A
#4C4E31
#4D503C
#4C4E3F
#4F4D32
#44493F
#46473E
#44583B
#4D453A
#47562F
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#474E37
- RGB71, 78, 55
- CMYK3, 0, 9, 69
- CSSrgb(71, 78, 55)
- HSL78°, 17%, 26%
- HSL Precise78.261°, 17.293%, 26.078%
- HSV78°, 29%, 31%
- HSB78°, 29%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
- GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.306, 0.216)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.306, 0.216, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.306, 0.216)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID474E37
- DECIMAL ID4673079
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
