What color is #479453?

#479453 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #479453?

The RGB value is 71, 148, 83: 71 red, 148 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #479453?

The complementary color is #944788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #479453?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#479453 color

#479453 rgb(71, 148, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #479453 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 58% green and 32.5% blue (71, 148, 83).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wild Forest (#38914A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#479453 color codes

HEX	`#479453`
RGB	`rgb(71, 148, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 58%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 35%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 52%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 44%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.22, -38.29, 27.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.22, 47, 144.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.749, 23.143, 11.872)`
Decimal	`4691027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #479453, 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 #479453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#479453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #479453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #479453; }
.text { color: #479453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #479453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 148 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #479453, #479479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #479453?: #479453 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #479453?: The RGB value is 71, 148, 83: 71 red, 148 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #479453?: The complementary color is #944788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #479453?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.