What color is #478162?

#478162 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #478162?

The RGB value is 71, 129, 98: 71 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478162?

The complementary color is #814766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478162?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478162 color

#478162 rgb(71, 129, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #478162 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 50.6% green and 38.4% blue (71, 129, 98).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#478162 color codes

HEX	`#478162`
RGB	`rgb(71, 129, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 50.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.4, -26.6, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.4, 28.78, 157.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.652, 17.921, 14.345)`
Decimal	`4686178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478162, 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 #478162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#478162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	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 #478162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478162; }
.text { color: #478162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 129 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478162, #47817f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #478162?: #478162 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #478162?: The RGB value is 71, 129, 98: 71 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478162?: The complementary color is #814766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478162?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.