What color is #47A784?

#47A784 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47A784?

The RGB value is 71, 167, 132: 71 red, 167 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47A784?

The complementary color is #A7476A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47A784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47A784 color

#47A784 rgb(71, 167, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #47A784 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 65.5% green and 51.8% blue (71, 167, 132).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 40% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Herbal (#29AB87), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#47A784 color codes

HEX	`#47A784`
RGB	`rgb(71, 167, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 65.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 40%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 57%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, -36.84, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 38.1, 165.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.58, 30.641, 26.655)`
Decimal	`4695940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47A784, 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 #47A784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47A784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #47A784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47a784; }
.text { color: #47a784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47a784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 167 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47a784, #479aa7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #47A784?: #47A784 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47A784?: The RGB value is 71, 167, 132: 71 red, 167 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47A784?: The complementary color is #A7476A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47A784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.