What color is #478670?

#478670 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #478670?

The RGB value is 71, 134, 112: 71 red, 134 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478670?

The complementary color is #86475D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478670?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478670 color

#478670 rgb(71, 134, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #478670 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 52.5% green and 43.9% blue (71, 134, 112).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#478670 color codes

HEX	`#478670`
RGB	`rgb(71, 134, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 52.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 47%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, -25.88, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 26.48, 167.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.047, 19.559, 18.361)`
Decimal	`4687472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478670, 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 #478670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#478670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #478670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478670; }
.text { color: #478670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 134 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478670, #477d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #478670?: #478670 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #478670?: The RGB value is 71, 134, 112: 71 red, 134 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478670?: The complementary color is #86475D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478670?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.