What color is #47A09E?

#47A09E is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47A09E?

The RGB value is 71, 160, 158: 71 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47A09E?

The complementary color is #A04749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47A09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47A09E color

#47A09E rgb(71, 160, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #47A09E is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 62.7% green and 62% blue (71, 160, 158).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#47A09E color codes

HEX	`#47A09E`
RGB	`rgb(71, 160, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 62.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 56%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, -26.87, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 27.77, 194.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.338, 28.948, 36.804)`
Decimal	`4694174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47A09E, 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 #47A09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47A09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #47A09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47a09e; }
.text { color: #47a09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47a09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 160 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47a09e, #4776a0); }

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Questions

What color is #47A09E?: #47A09E is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47A09E?: The RGB value is 71, 160, 158: 71 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47A09E?: The complementary color is #A04749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47A09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.