What color is #047F95?

#047F95 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cruising. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #047F95?

The RGB value is 4, 127, 149: 4 red, 127 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #047F95?

The complementary color is #951A04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #047F95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#047F95 color

#047F95 rgb(4, 127, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #047F95 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 49.8% green and 58.4% blue (4, 127, 149).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 95% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cruising (#018498), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#047F95 color codes

HEX	`#047F95`
RGB	`rgb(4, 127, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 49.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 95%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 97%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 15%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.73, -20.97, -20.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.73, 29.05, 223.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.062, 17.373, 31.093)`
Decimal	`294805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #047F95, 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 #047F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#047F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	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 #047F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #047f95; }
.text { color: #047f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #047f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 127 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #047f95, #043695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #047F95?: #047F95 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cruising. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #047F95?: The RGB value is 4, 127, 149: 4 red, 127 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #047F95?: The complementary color is #951A04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #047F95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.