What color is #47EEFD?

#47EEFD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sparky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47EEFD?

The RGB value is 71, 238, 253: 71 red, 238 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47EEFD?

The complementary color is #FD5647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47EEFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47EEFD color

#47EEFD rgb(71, 238, 253)

Shades of teal

The hex color #47EEFD is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 93.3% green and 99.2% blue (71, 238, 253).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 98% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Sparky Blue (#22EEFF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#47EEFD color codes

HEX	`#47EEFD`
RGB	`rgb(71, 238, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 93.3%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 98%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 72%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 6%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.79, -37.03, -19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.79, 41.86, 207.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.895, 69.574, 103.656)`
Decimal	`4714237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47EEFD, 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 #47EEFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47EEFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #47EEFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47eefd; }
.text { color: #47eefd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47eefd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 238 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47eefd, #4793fd); }

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Questions

What color is #47EEFD?: #47EEFD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sparky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47EEFD?: The RGB value is 71, 238, 253: 71 red, 238 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47EEFD?: The complementary color is #FD5647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47EEFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.