What color is #47D86B?

#47D86B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Hello Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47D86B?

The RGB value is 71, 216, 107: 71 red, 216 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47D86B?

The complementary color is #D847B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47D86B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47D86B color

#47D86B rgb(71, 216, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #47D86B is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 84.7% green and 42% blue (71, 216, 107).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 65% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Hello Spring (#44DD66), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#47D86B color codes

HEX	`#47D86B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 216, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 84.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 65%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 67%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 50%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.99, -61.11, 42.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.99, 74.42, 145.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.806, 51.51, 22.279)`
Decimal	`4708459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47D86B, 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 #47D86B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47D86B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #47D86B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47d86b; }
.text { color: #47d86b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47d86b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 216 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47d86b, #47d8b3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #47D86B?: #47D86B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Hello Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47D86B?: The RGB value is 71, 216, 107: 71 red, 216 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47D86B?: The complementary color is #D847B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47D86B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.