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#474D42

#474d42 ≈ Rifle Green

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#474d42 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 30.2% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 92.73°, with 7.69% saturation and 28.04% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rifle Green (#444c38), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.0704

Complementary

  1. #474d42
  2. #48424d

Split complementary

  1. #474d42
  2. #43424d
  3. #4d424d

Analogous

  1. #4d4d42
  2. #474d42
  3. #424d43

Triadic

  1. #474d42
  2. #42474d
  3. #4d4247

Tetradic

  1. #474d42
  2. #424d48
  3. #48424d
  4. #4d4247

Square

  1. #474d42
  2. #424d4d
  3. #48424d
  4. #4d4342

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b09
  2. #21241f
  3. #474d42
  4. #6d7665
  5. #939c8c

Shades

#474d42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474d42
  2. #40453b
  3. #393e35
  4. #32362e
  5. #2b2e28
  6. #242721
  7. #1c1f1a
  8. #151714
  9. #0e0f0d
  10. #070807
  11. #000000

Tints

#474d42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474d42
  2. #595f55
  3. #6c7168
  4. #7e827b
  5. #91948e
  6. #a3a6a1
  7. #b5b8b3
  8. #c8cac6
  9. #dadbd9
  10. #ededec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474d42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474d42
  2. #4d5248
  3. #52574e
  4. #585c55
  5. #5e615b
  6. #646761
  7. #696c67
  8. #6f716d
  9. #757674
  10. #7a7b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494c48 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4b41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d4b42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #474c4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b4c42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b4c42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #474c47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474d42 {
  color: #474d42;
}
Background
.bg-474d42 {
  background-color: #474d42;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474d42 {
  border: 2px solid #474d42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474d42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 77 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 8% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474d42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474d42, #424d43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474d42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 77 66 / 0.35);
}

#444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 4.23 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.54 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 6.54 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.46 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.36 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.85 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.37 #b8b2bd Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Rifle Green
#474d42  rgb(71, 77, 66)  hsl(93, 8%, 28%)  Rifle Green
#48424d  rgb(72, 66, 77)  hsl(273, 8%, 28%)  Jet
#42474d  rgb(66, 71, 77)  hsl(213, 8%, 28%)  Outer Space
#4d4247  rgb(77, 66, 71)  hsl(333, 8%, 28%)  Wenge