What color is #47CA6A?

#47CA6A is a moderate green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47CA6A?

The RGB value is 71, 202, 106: 71 red, 202 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47CA6A?

The complementary color is #CA47A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47CA6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47CA6A color

#47CA6A rgb(71, 202, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #47CA6A is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 79.2% green and 41.6% blue (71, 202, 106).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 55% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Green (#50C878), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#47CA6A color codes

HEX	`#47CA6A`
RGB	`rgb(71, 202, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 79.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 55%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 65%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 48%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.64, -56.17, 37.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.64, 67.56, 146.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.319, 44.619, 20.858)`
Decimal	`4704874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47CA6A, 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 #47CA6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47CA6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #47CA6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47ca6a; }
.text { color: #47ca6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47ca6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 202 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47ca6a, #47caab); }

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Questions

What color is #47CA6A?: #47CA6A is a moderate green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47CA6A?: The RGB value is 71, 202, 106: 71 red, 202 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47CA6A?: The complementary color is #CA47A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47CA6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.