What color is #47877D?

#47877D 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 #47877D?

The RGB value is 71, 135, 125: 71 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47877D?

The complementary color is #874751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47877D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47877D color

#47877D rgb(71, 135, 125)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 52.9% green and 49% blue (71, 135, 125).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% 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 5.03:1).

#47877D color codes

HEX	`#47877D`
RGB	`rgb(71, 135, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 52.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 47%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, -23.14, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 23.16, 182.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.963, 20.147, 22.498)`
Decimal	`4687741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47877D, 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 #47877D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47877D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #47877D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47877d; }
.text { color: #47877d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47877d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 135 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47877d, #477187); }

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Questions

What color is #47877D?: #47877D 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 #47877D?: The RGB value is 71, 135, 125: 71 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47877D?: The complementary color is #874751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47877D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.