What color is #478E67?

#478E67 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 #478E67?

The RGB value is 71, 142, 103: 71 red, 142 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478E67?

The complementary color is #8E476E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478E67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478E67 color

#478E67 rgb(71, 142, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #478E67 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 55.7% green and 40.4% blue (71, 142, 103).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#478E67 color codes

HEX	`#478E67`
RGB	`rgb(71, 142, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 55.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 50%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.67, -31.79, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.67, 34.77, 156.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.719, 21.664, 16.235)`
Decimal	`4689511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478E67, 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 #478E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#478E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #478E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478e67; }
.text { color: #478e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 142 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478e67, #478e8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #478E67?: #478E67 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 #478E67?: The RGB value is 71, 142, 103: 71 red, 142 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478E67?: The complementary color is #8E476E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478E67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.