What color is #247B71?

#247B71 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #247B71?

The RGB value is 36, 123, 113: 36 red, 123 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #247B71?

The complementary color is #7B242E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #247B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#247B71 color

#247B71 rgb(36, 123, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #247B71 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 48.2% green and 44.3% blue (36, 123, 113).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 55% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#247B71 color codes

HEX	`#247B71`
RGB	`rgb(36, 123, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 48.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 55%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 71%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 8%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.62, -27.82, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.62, 27.89, 184.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.79, 15.732, 18.088)`
Decimal	`2390897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #247B71, 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 #247B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#247B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #247B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #247b71; }
.text { color: #247b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #247b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 123 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #247b71, #24597b); }

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Questions

What color is #247B71?: #247B71 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #247B71?: The RGB value is 36, 123, 113: 36 red, 123 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #247B71?: The complementary color is #7B242E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #247B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.