What color is #478381?

#478381 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #478381?

The RGB value is 71, 131, 129: 71 red, 131 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478381?

The complementary color is #834749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478381 color

#478381 rgb(71, 131, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #478381 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 51.4% green and 50.6% blue (71, 131, 129).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#478381 color codes

HEX	`#478381`
RGB	`rgb(71, 131, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 51.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.87, -19.99, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.87, 20.6, 194.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.676, 19.156, 23.689)`
Decimal	`4686721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478381, 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 #478381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#478381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #478381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478381; }
.text { color: #478381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 131 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478381, #476783); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #478381?: #478381 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #478381?: The RGB value is 71, 131, 129: 71 red, 131 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478381?: The complementary color is #834749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.