What color is #47F835?

#47F835 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Electric Laser Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #47F835?

The RGB value is 71, 248, 53: 71 red, 248 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #47F835?

The complementary color is #E635F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #47F835?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#47F835 color

#47F835 rgb(71, 248, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #47F835 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 97.3% green and 20.8% blue (71, 248, 53).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 93% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Electric Laser Lime (#26FF2A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#47F835 color codes

HEX	`#47F835`
RGB	`rgb(71, 248, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 97.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 93%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 79%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 79%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.37, -76.8, 73.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.37, 106.59, 136.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.806, 68.727, 14.693)`
Decimal	`4716597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #47F835, 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 #47F835	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#47F835 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #47F835 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #47f835; }
.text { color: #47f835; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47f835; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 248 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #47f835, #35f884); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #47F835?: #47F835 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Electric Laser Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #47F835?: The RGB value is 71, 248, 53: 71 red, 248 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #47F835?: The complementary color is #E635F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #47F835?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.