What color is #47B279?

#47B279 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47B279?

The RGB value is 71, 178, 121: 71 red, 178 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47B279?

The complementary color is #B24780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47B279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47B279 color

#47B279 rgb(71, 178, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #47B279 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 69.8% green and 47.5% blue (71, 178, 121).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 43% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#47B279 color codes

HEX	`#47B279`
RGB	`rgb(71, 178, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 69.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 43%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 60%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 32%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.4, -44.03, 20.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.4, 48.45, 155.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.968, 34.559, 23.598)`
Decimal	`4698745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47B279, 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 #47B279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47B279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #47B279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47b279; }
.text { color: #47b279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47b279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 178 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47b279, #47b2ae); }

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Questions

What color is #47B279?: #47B279 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47B279?: The RGB value is 71, 178, 121: 71 red, 178 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47B279?: The complementary color is #B24780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47B279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.