What color is #47A7CA?

#47A7CA is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Laguna. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47A7CA?

The RGB value is 71, 167, 202: 71 red, 167 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47A7CA?

The complementary color is #CA6A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47A7CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47A7CA color

#47A7CA rgb(71, 167, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #47A7CA is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 65.5% green and 79.2% blue (71, 167, 202).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 55% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Laguna (#36A5C9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#47A7CA color codes

HEX	`#47A7CA`
RGB	`rgb(71, 167, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 65.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 55%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 65%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 17%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.35, -17.37, -26.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.35, 31.44, 236.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.074, 33.238, 60.855)`
Decimal	`4696010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47A7CA, 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 #47A7CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47A7CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #47A7CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47a7ca; }
.text { color: #47a7ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47a7ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 167 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47a7ca, #4766ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #47A7CA?: #47A7CA is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Laguna. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47A7CA?: The RGB value is 71, 167, 202: 71 red, 167 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47A7CA?: The complementary color is #CA6A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47A7CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.