What color is #478D62?

#478D62 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #478D62?

The RGB value is 71, 141, 98: 71 red, 141 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478D62?

The complementary color is #8D4772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478D62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478D62 color

#478D62 rgb(71, 141, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #478D62 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 55.3% green and 38.4% blue (71, 141, 98).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#478D62 color codes

HEX	`#478D62`
RGB	`rgb(71, 141, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 55.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 30%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.24, -32.37, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.24, 36.25, 153.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.327, 21.27, 14.903)`
Decimal	`4689250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478D62, 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 #478D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#478D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #478D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478d62; }
.text { color: #478d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 141 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478d62, #478d85); }

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Questions

What color is #478D62?: #478D62 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #478D62?: The RGB value is 71, 141, 98: 71 red, 141 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478D62?: The complementary color is #8D4772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478D62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.