What color is #47AAA6?

#47AAA6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47AAA6?

The RGB value is 71, 170, 166: 71 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47AAA6?

The complementary color is #AA474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47AAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47AAA6 color

#47AAA6 rgb(71, 170, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #47AAA6 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 66.7% green and 65.1% blue (71, 170, 166).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 41% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#47AAA6 color codes

HEX	`#47AAA6`
RGB	`rgb(71, 170, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 66.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 41%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 58%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.03, -29.58, -6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.03, 30.31, 192.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.853, 32.84, 41.151)`
Decimal	`4696742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47AAA6, 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 #47AAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47AAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #47AAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47aaa6; }
.text { color: #47aaa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47aaa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 170 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47aaa6, #477caa); }

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Questions

What color is #47AAA6?: #47AAA6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47AAA6?: The RGB value is 71, 170, 166: 71 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47AAA6?: The complementary color is #AA474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47AAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.