What color is #478175?

#478175 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #478175?

The RGB value is 71, 129, 117: 71 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478175?

The complementary color is #814753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478175 color

#478175 rgb(71, 129, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #478175 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 50.6% green and 45.9% blue (71, 129, 117).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#478175 color codes

HEX	`#478175`
RGB	`rgb(71, 129, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 50.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, -22.1, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 22.11, 178.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.658, 18.323, 19.643)`
Decimal	`4686197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478175, 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 #478175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#478175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #478175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478175; }
.text { color: #478175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 129 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478175, #477081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #478175?: #478175 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #478175?: The RGB value is 71, 129, 117: 71 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478175?: The complementary color is #814753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.