What color is #47AE9C?

#47AE9C is a desaturated spring green known as Ambrosial Oceanside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ambrosial Oceanside?

The RGB value is 71, 174, 156: 71 red, 174 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ambrosial Oceanside?

The complementary color is #AE4759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47AE9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ambrosial Oceanside color: hex code #47AE9C

#47AE9C rgb(71, 174, 156)

Shades of teal

Ambrosial Oceanside has the hex code #47AE9C. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 68.2% green and 61.2% blue (71, 174, 156).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 42% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

Ambrosial Oceanside (#47AE9C) color codes

HEX	`#47AE9C`
RGB	`rgb(71, 174, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 68.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 42%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 59%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.97, -34.16, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.97, 34.16, 179.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.733, 34.01, 36.76)`
Decimal	`4697756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ambrosial Oceanside, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #47AE9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47AE9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #47AE9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47ae9c; }
.text { color: #47ae9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47ae9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 174 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47ae9c, #478dae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #47AE9C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #47AE9C?: #47AE9C is a desaturated spring green known as Ambrosial Oceanside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ambrosial Oceanside?: The RGB value is 71, 174, 156: 71 red, 174 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ambrosial Oceanside?: The complementary color is #AE4759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47AE9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.