What color is #47CD96?

#47CD96 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47CD96?

The RGB value is 71, 205, 150: 71 red, 205 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47CD96?

The complementary color is #CD477E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47CD96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47CD96 color

#47CD96 rgb(71, 205, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #47CD96 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 80.4% green and 58.8% blue (71, 205, 150).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Vegetation (#5CCD97), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#47CD96 color codes

HEX	`#47CD96`
RGB	`rgb(71, 205, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 80.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 65%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 27%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.32, -49.13, 16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.32, 51.97, 160.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.932, 47.201, 36.382)`
Decimal	`4705686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47CD96, 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 #47CD96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47CD96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #47CD96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47cd96; }
.text { color: #47cd96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47cd96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 205 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47cd96, #47c1cd); }

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Questions

What color is #47CD96?: #47CD96 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47CD96?: The RGB value is 71, 205, 150: 71 red, 205 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47CD96?: The complementary color is #CD477E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47CD96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.