What color is #47CAAB?

#47CAAB is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Mermaid’s Kiss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47CAAB?

The RGB value is 71, 202, 171: 71 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47CAAB?

The complementary color is #CA4766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47CAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47CAAB color

#47CAAB rgb(71, 202, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #47CAAB is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 79.2% green and 67.1% blue (71, 202, 171).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 55% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid’s Kiss (#59C8A5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#47CAAB color codes

HEX	`#47CAAB`
RGB	`rgb(71, 202, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 79.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 55%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 65%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.88, -43, 5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.88, 43.29, 173.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.066, 46.518, 45.862)`
Decimal	`4704939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47CAAB, 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 #47CAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47CAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #47CAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47caab; }
.text { color: #47caab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47caab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 202 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47caab, #47a8ca); }

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Questions

What color is #47CAAB?: #47CAAB is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Mermaid’s Kiss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47CAAB?: The RGB value is 71, 202, 171: 71 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47CAAB?: The complementary color is #CA4766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47CAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.