What color is #47B883?

#47B883 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47B883?

The RGB value is 71, 184, 131: 71 red, 184 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47B883?

The complementary color is #B8477C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47B883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47B883 color

#47B883 rgb(71, 184, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #47B883 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 72.2% green and 51.4% blue (71, 184, 131).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 44% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#47B883 color codes

HEX	`#47B883`
RGB	`rgb(71, 184, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 72.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 44%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 61%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 29%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.47, -44.48, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.47, 47.85, 158.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.834, 37.257, 27.404)`
Decimal	`4700291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47B883, 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 #47B883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47B883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #47B883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47b883; }
.text { color: #47b883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47b883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 184 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47b883, #47b5b8); }

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Questions

What color is #47B883?: #47B883 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47B883?: The RGB value is 71, 184, 131: 71 red, 184 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47B883?: The complementary color is #B8477C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47B883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.