What color is #47855E?

#47855E 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 #47855E?

The RGB value is 71, 133, 94: 71 red, 133 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47855E?

The complementary color is #85476E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47855E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47855E color

#47855E rgb(71, 133, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #47855E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 52.2% green and 36.9% blue (71, 133, 94).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Monster Monstera (#2F8351), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#47855E color codes

HEX	`#47855E`
RGB	`rgb(71, 133, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 52.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, -29.4, 14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 32.98, 153.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.006, 18.922, 13.554)`
Decimal	`4687198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47855E, 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 #47855E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47855E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #47855E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47855e; }
.text { color: #47855e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47855e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 133 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47855e, #47857d); }

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Questions

What color is #47855E?: #47855E 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 #47855E?: The RGB value is 71, 133, 94: 71 red, 133 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47855E?: The complementary color is #85476E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47855E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.