Recognised as Colour
#47877E
- #47877E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#47877E is a cyan with RGB values 71, 135, 126 and HSL 172°, 31%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#47877E#47877E
HEX#47877E
RGBrgb(71, 135, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.5294, 0.4941
RGB percentages27.8%, 52.9%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(171.6, 31.1%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.6, 47.4%, 52.9%)
CMYK47.4%, 0%, 6.7%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,687,742
CSS custom property--colour: #47877E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B87881
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#874750
Analogous#47875E, #477087
Triadic#7E4787, #877E47
Split complementary#874770, #875E47
Tetradic#5E4787, #874750, #708747
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G135
B126
Red71 (27.8%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue171.56°
Saturation (HSL)31.07%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 47 · G 87 · B 7E
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