What color is #47877A?

#47877A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47877A?

The RGB value is 71, 135, 122: 71 red, 135 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47877A?

The complementary color is #874754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47877A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47877A color

#47877A rgb(71, 135, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #47877A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 52.9% green and 47.8% blue (71, 135, 122).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#47877A color codes

HEX	`#47877A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 135, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 52.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 47%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, -23.91, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 23.92, 178.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.774, 20.071, 21.504)`
Decimal	`4687738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47877A, 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 #47877A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47877A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #47877A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47877a; }
.text { color: #47877a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47877a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 135 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47877a, #477487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #47877A?: #47877A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47877A?: The RGB value is 71, 135, 122: 71 red, 135 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47877A?: The complementary color is #874754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47877A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.