What color is #47A248?

#47A248 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leapfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47A248?

The RGB value is 71, 162, 72: 71 red, 162 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47A248?

The complementary color is #A247A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47A248?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47A248 color

#47A248 rgb(71, 162, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #47A248 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 63.5% green and 28.2% blue (71, 162, 72).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 39% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Leapfrog (#41A94F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#47A248 color codes

HEX	`#47A248`
RGB	`rgb(71, 162, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 63.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 39%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 56%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 56%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, -45.75, 38.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 59.68, 140.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.688, 27.647, 10.587)`
Decimal	`4694600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47A248, 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 #47A248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47A248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #47A248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47a248; }
.text { color: #47a248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47a248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 162 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47a248, #47a276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #47A248?: #47A248 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leapfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47A248?: The RGB value is 71, 162, 72: 71 red, 162 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47A248?: The complementary color is #A247A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47A248?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.