What color is #47A0BB?

#47A0BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Surgical. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47A0BB?

The RGB value is 71, 160, 187: 71 red, 160 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47A0BB?

The complementary color is #BB6247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47A0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47A0BB color

#47A0BB rgb(71, 160, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #47A0BB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 62.7% green and 73.3% blue (71, 160, 187).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 46% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Surgical (#59A4C1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#47A0BB color codes

HEX	`#47A0BB`
RGB	`rgb(71, 160, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 62.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 46%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 62%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.71, -18.34, -21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.71, 28.55, 230.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.135, 30.067, 51.536)`
Decimal	`4694203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47A0BB, 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 #47A0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47A0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #47A0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47a0bb; }
.text { color: #47a0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47a0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 160 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47a0bb, #4766bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #47A0BB?: #47A0BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Surgical. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47A0BB?: The RGB value is 71, 160, 187: 71 red, 160 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47A0BB?: The complementary color is #BB6247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47A0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.