What color is #47847F?

#47847F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47847F?

The RGB value is 71, 132, 127: 71 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47847F?

The complementary color is #84474C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47847F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47847F color

#47847F rgb(71, 132, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #47847F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 51.8% green and 49.8% blue (71, 132, 127).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#47847F color codes

HEX	`#47847F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 132, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 51.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 46%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.12, -21.05, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.12, 21.34, 189.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.679, 19.373, 23.04)`
Decimal	`4686975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47847F, 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 #47847F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47847F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #47847F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47847f; }
.text { color: #47847f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47847f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 132 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47847f, #476b84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #47847F?: #47847F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47847F?: The RGB value is 71, 132, 127: 71 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47847F?: The complementary color is #84474C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47847F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.