Close to Arsenic
#474152
#474152 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Arsenic. In RGB it’s made of 27.8% red, 25.5% green, and 32.2% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #474152.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.79:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.15:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.79:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.15:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #474152 as they’d see it.
#474152 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #474152
What color is #474152?
#474152 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Arsenic. In RGB it’s made of 27.8% red, 25.5% green, and 32.2% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #474152 in RGB?
#474152 is rgb(71, 65, 82): 71 red, 65 green, and 82 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #474152 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 21, 0, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #474152?
PANTONE 432 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #474152?
Its complement #404635 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.