What color is #478658?

#478658 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 #478658?

The RGB value is 71, 134, 88: 71 red, 134 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478658?

The complementary color is #864775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478658?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478658 color

#478658 rgb(71, 134, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #478658 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 52.5% green and 34.5% blue (71, 134, 88).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Monster Monstera (#2F8351), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#478658 color codes

HEX	`#478658`
RGB	`rgb(71, 134, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 52.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 47%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 34%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.8, -31.07, 18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.8, 36.23, 149.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.884, 19.093, 12.237)`
Decimal	`4687448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478658, 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 #478658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#478658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #478658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478658; }
.text { color: #478658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 134 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478658, #478677); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #478658?: #478658 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 #478658?: The RGB value is 71, 134, 88: 71 red, 134 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478658?: The complementary color is #864775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478658?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.