What color is #47826A?

#47826A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47826A?

The RGB value is 71, 130, 106: 71 red, 130 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47826A?

The complementary color is #82475F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47826A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47826A color

#47826A rgb(71, 130, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #47826A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 51% green and 41.6% blue (71, 130, 106).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#47826A color codes

HEX	`#47826A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 130, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 51%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.91, -25.29, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.91, 26.26, 164.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.182, 18.344, 16.479)`
Decimal	`4686442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47826A, 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 #47826A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47826A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #47826A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47826a; }
.text { color: #47826a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47826a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 130 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47826a, #477c82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #47826A?: #47826A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47826A?: The RGB value is 71, 130, 106: 71 red, 130 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47826A?: The complementary color is #82475F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47826A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.