What color is #47855C?

#47855C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47855C?

The RGB value is 71, 133, 92: 71 red, 133 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47855C?

The complementary color is #854770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47855C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47855C color

#47855C rgb(71, 133, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #47855C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 52.2% green and 36.1% blue (71, 133, 92).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Monster Monstera (#2F8351), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#47855C color codes

HEX	`#47855C`
RGB	`rgb(71, 133, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 52.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 31%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.55, -29.81, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.55, 33.85, 151.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.917, 18.886, 13.088)`
Decimal	`4687196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47855C, 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 #47855C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47855C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #47855C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47855c; }
.text { color: #47855c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47855c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 133 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47855c, #47857b); }

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Questions

What color is #47855C?: #47855C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47855C?: The RGB value is 71, 133, 92: 71 red, 133 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47855C?: The complementary color is #854770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47855C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.