What color is #47978E?

#47978E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47978E?

The RGB value is 71, 151, 142: 71 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47978E?

The complementary color is #974750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47978E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47978E color

#47978E rgb(71, 151, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #47978E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 59.2% green and 55.7% blue (71, 151, 142).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 36% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#47978E color codes

HEX	`#47978E`
RGB	`rgb(71, 151, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 59.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 36%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 53%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 6%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.49, -26.75, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.49, 26.89, 185.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.546, 25.424, 29.516)`
Decimal	`4691854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47978E, 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 #47978E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47978E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #47978E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47978e; }
.text { color: #47978e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47978e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 151 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47978e, #477897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #47978E?: #47978E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47978E?: The RGB value is 71, 151, 142: 71 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47978E?: The complementary color is #974750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47978E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.