What color is #477671?

#477671 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #477671?

The RGB value is 71, 118, 113: 71 red, 118 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #477671?

The complementary color is #76474C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #477671?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#477671 color

#477671 rgb(71, 118, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #477671 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 46.3% green and 44.3% blue (71, 118, 113).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#477671 color codes

HEX	`#477671`
RGB	`rgb(71, 118, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 46.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 40%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, -17.29, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 17.44, 187.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.056, 15.488, 17.974)`
Decimal	`4683377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #477671, 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 #477671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#477671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #477671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #477671; }
.text { color: #477671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #477671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 118 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #477671, #476376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #477671?: #477671 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #477671?: The RGB value is 71, 118, 113: 71 red, 118 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #477671?: The complementary color is #76474C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #477671?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.