What color is #478E5E?

#478E5E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #478E5E?

The RGB value is 71, 142, 94: 71 red, 142 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478E5E?

The complementary color is #8E4777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478E5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478E5E color

#478E5E rgb(71, 142, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #478E5E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 55.7% green and 36.9% blue (71, 142, 94).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#478E5E color codes

HEX	`#478E5E`
RGB	`rgb(71, 142, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 55.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 50%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, -33.63, 18.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 38.57, 150.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.291, 21.493, 13.983)`
Decimal	`4689502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478E5E, 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 #478E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#478E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #478E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478e5e; }
.text { color: #478e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 142 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478e5e, #478e82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #478E5E?: #478E5E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #478E5E?: The RGB value is 71, 142, 94: 71 red, 142 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478E5E?: The complementary color is #8E4777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478E5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.