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#474D4E Cover of Night

#474D4E is a dark gray named Cover of Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 30.2% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(71, 77, 78)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 5% saturation and 29% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #474D4E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.61:1.

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Variations of #474D4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#474D4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#474D4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #474D4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4B4B4E
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4C4C4E
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4B4C4E
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4B4B4E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4A4C4E
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #454E4D
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #464D4E
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4C4C4C
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4B4C4C

#474D4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.61:1 Very good#474D4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#474D4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#474D4E in CSS

/* Cover of Night */
.color { color: #474D4E; }
.background { background-color: #474D4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #474D4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(71 77 78);
color: hsl(189 5% 29%);
color: oklch(0.415 0.008 208.8);

#474D4E FAQ

What color is #474D4E?

#474D4E is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #474D4E?

#474D4E is rgb(71, 77, 78) in RGB, hsl(189, 5%, 29%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #474D4E?

The complementary color of #474D4E is #4E4847, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #474D4E?

White text has the best contrast on #474D4E: 8.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #474D4E a warm or cool color?

#474D4E is a neutral color.