What color is #47BDAE?

#47BDAE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Bliss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47BDAE?

The RGB value is 71, 189, 174: 71 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47BDAE?

The complementary color is #BD4756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47BDAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47BDAE color

#47BDAE rgb(71, 189, 174)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 74.1% green and 68.2% blue (71, 189, 174).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 47% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Bliss (#4CBDAC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#47BDAE color codes

HEX	`#47BDAE`
RGB	`rgb(71, 189, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 74.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 47%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 62%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.03, -36.41, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.03, 36.47, 183.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.433, 40.788, 46.411)`
Decimal	`4701614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47BDAE, 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 #47BDAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47BDAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #47BDAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47bdae; }
.text { color: #47bdae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47bdae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 189 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47bdae, #4791bd); }

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Questions

What color is #47BDAE?: #47BDAE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Bliss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47BDAE?: The RGB value is 71, 189, 174: 71 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47BDAE?: The complementary color is #BD4756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47BDAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.