What color is #478A6A?

#478A6A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #478A6A?

The RGB value is 71, 138, 106: 71 red, 138 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478A6A?

The complementary color is #8A4767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478A6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478A6A color

#478A6A rgb(71, 138, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #478A6A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 54.1% green and 41.6% blue (71, 138, 106).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 32% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#478A6A color codes

HEX	`#478A6A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 138, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 54.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 32%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 49%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, -29.23, 10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 31.12, 159.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.287, 20.556, 16.848)`
Decimal	`4688490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478A6A, 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 #478A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#478A6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #478A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478a6a; }
.text { color: #478a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 138 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478a6a, #47888a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #478A6A?: #478A6A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #478A6A?: The RGB value is 71, 138, 106: 71 red, 138 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478A6A?: The complementary color is #8A4767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478A6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.