Information about #476E73 color

#476E73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#476E73 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 110, 115) — 27.8% red, 43.1% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 2 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #476E73 reads as a softly toned water-like cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bismark (#486C7A). Slightly further away sit Streetwise (#4F6971) and Dark Green Copper (#4A766E).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 110, 115) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #476E73 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#476E73 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#476E73 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #476E73

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#476E73
  • RGB71, 110, 115
  • CMYK17, 2, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(71, 110, 115)
  • HSL187°, 24%, 36%
  • HSL Precise186.818°, 23.656%, 36.471%
  • HSV187°, 38%, 45%
  • HSB187°, 38%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.431, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.431, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.431, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID476E73
  • DECIMAL ID4681331
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01