What color is #47948A?

#47948A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47948A?

The RGB value is 71, 148, 138: 71 red, 148 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47948A?

The complementary color is #944751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47948A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47948A color

#47948A rgb(71, 148, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #47948A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 58% green and 54.1% blue (71, 148, 138).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#47948A color codes

HEX	`#47948A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 148, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 58%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 35%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 52%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.44, -26.31, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.44, 26.39, 184.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.774, 24.353, 27.804)`
Decimal	`4691082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47948A, 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 #47948A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47948A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #47948A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47948a; }
.text { color: #47948a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47948a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 148 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47948a, #477894); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #47948A?: #47948A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47948A?: The RGB value is 71, 148, 138: 71 red, 148 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47948A?: The complementary color is #944751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47948A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.