What color is #478749?

#478749 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #478749?

The RGB value is 71, 135, 73: 71 red, 135 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478749?

The complementary color is #874785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478749?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478749 color

#478749 rgb(71, 135, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #478749 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 52.9% green and 28.6% blue (71, 135, 73).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#478749 color codes

HEX	`#478749`
RGB	`rgb(71, 135, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 52.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 47%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 46%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.86, -34.16, 27.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.86, 43.58, 141.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.464, 19.148, 9.341)`
Decimal	`4687689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478749, 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 #478749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#478749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #478749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478749; }
.text { color: #478749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 135 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478749, #478769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #478749?: #478749 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #478749?: The RGB value is 71, 135, 73: 71 red, 135 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478749?: The complementary color is #874785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478749?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.