Recognised as Colour
#47A0AC
- #47A0AC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#47A0AC is a cyan with RGB values 71, 160, 172 and HSL 187°, 42%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#47A0AC#47A0AC
HEX#47A0AC
RGBrgb(71, 160, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6275, 0.6745
RGB percentages27.8%, 62.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(187.1, 41.6%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 58.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK58.7%, 7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,694,188
CSS custom property--colour: #47A0AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#B85F53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC5347
Analogous#47AC85, #476EAC
Triadic#AC47A0, #A0AC47
Split complementary#AC476E, #AC8647
Tetradic#8647AC, #AC5347, #6EAC47
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G160
B172
Red71 (27.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue187.13°
Saturation (HSL)41.56%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G A0 · B AC
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