Colour
#47A19F
- #47A19F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#47A19F is a cyan with RGB values 71, 161, 159 and HSL 179°, 39%, 45%. 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
#47A19F#47A19F
HEX#47A19F
RGBrgb(71, 161, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6314, 0.6235
RGB percentages27.8%, 63.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(178.7, 38.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.7, 55.9%, 63.1%)
CMYK55.9%, 0%, 1.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,694,431
CSS custom property--colour: #47A19F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#B85E60
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A14749
Analogous#47A172, #4776A1
Triadic#9F47A1, #A19F47
Split complementary#A14776, #A17247
Tetradic#7247A1, #A14749, #76A147
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G161
B159
Red71 (27.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue178.67°
Saturation (HSL)38.79%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 47 · G A1 · B 9F
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