What color is #477C7A?

#477C7A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #477C7A?

The RGB value is 71, 124, 122: 71 red, 124 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #477C7A?

The complementary color is #7C4749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #477C7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#477C7A color

#477C7A rgb(71, 124, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #477C7A is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 48.6% green and 47.8% blue (71, 124, 122).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#477C7A color codes

HEX	`#477C7A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 124, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 48.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 43%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.46, -18.15, -4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.46, 18.68, 193.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.318, 17.159, 21.019)`
Decimal	`4684922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #477C7A, 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 #477C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#477C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #477C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #477c7a; }
.text { color: #477c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #477c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 124 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #477c7a, #47637c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #477C7A?: #477C7A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #477C7A?: The RGB value is 71, 124, 122: 71 red, 124 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #477C7A?: The complementary color is #7C4749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #477C7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.