What color is #47939B?

#47939B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47939B?

The RGB value is 71, 147, 155: 71 red, 147 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47939B?

The complementary color is #9B4F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47939B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47939B color

#47939B rgb(71, 147, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #47939B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 57.6% green and 60.8% blue (71, 147, 155).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Rainy Mood (#4499AA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#47939B color codes

HEX	`#47939B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 147, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 57.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 54%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 5%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.66, -21.09, -11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.66, 23.98, 208.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.946, 24.572, 34.748)`
Decimal	`4690843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47939B, 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 #47939B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47939B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #47939B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47939b; }
.text { color: #47939b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47939b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 147 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47939b, #47699b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #47939B?: #47939B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47939B?: The RGB value is 71, 147, 155: 71 red, 147 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47939B?: The complementary color is #9B4F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47939B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.