What color is #478E8A?

#478E8A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #478E8A?

The RGB value is 71, 142, 138: 71 red, 142 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478E8A?

The complementary color is #8E474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478E8A color

#478E8A rgb(71, 142, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #478E8A is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 55.7% green and 54.1% blue (71, 142, 138).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#478E8A color codes

HEX	`#478E8A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 142, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 55.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 50%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.57, -23.27, -4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.57, 23.75, 191.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.857, 22.519, 27.498)`
Decimal	`4689546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478E8A, 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 #478E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#478E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #478E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478e8a; }
.text { color: #478e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 142 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478e8a, #476e8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #478E8A?: #478E8A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #478E8A?: The RGB value is 71, 142, 138: 71 red, 142 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478E8A?: The complementary color is #8E474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.