What color is #47A29B?

#47A29B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47A29B?

The RGB value is 71, 162, 155: 71 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47A29B?

The complementary color is #A2474E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47A29B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47A29B color

#47A29B rgb(71, 162, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #47A29B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 63.5% green and 60.8% blue (71, 162, 155).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 39% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#47A29B color codes

HEX	`#47A29B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 162, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 63.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 39%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 56%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.26, -28.68, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.26, 29.04, 189.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.433, 29.545, 35.577)`
Decimal	`4694683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47A29B, 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 #47A29B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#47A29B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #47A29B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47a29b; }
.text { color: #47a29b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47a29b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 162 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47a29b, #477ca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #47A29B?: #47A29B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47A29B?: The RGB value is 71, 162, 155: 71 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47A29B?: The complementary color is #A2474E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47A29B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.