What color is #478685?

#478685 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #478685?

The RGB value is 71, 134, 133: 71 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478685?

The complementary color is #864748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478685 color

#478685 rgb(71, 134, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #478685 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 52.5% green and 52.2% blue (71, 134, 133).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#478685 color codes

HEX	`#478685`
RGB	`rgb(71, 134, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 52.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 47%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, -20.48, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 21.28, 195.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.356, 20.082, 25.253)`
Decimal	`4687493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478685, 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 #478685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#478685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #478685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478685; }
.text { color: #478685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 134 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478685, #476886); }

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Questions

What color is #478685?: #478685 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #478685?: The RGB value is 71, 134, 133: 71 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478685?: The complementary color is #864748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.