Recognised as Colour
#47A7AD
- #47A7AD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#47A7AD is a cyan with RGB values 71, 167, 173 and HSL 184°, 42%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#47A7AD#47A7AD
HEX#47A7AD
RGBrgb(71, 167, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6549, 0.6784
RGB percentages27.8%, 65.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(183.5, 41.8%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.5, 59%, 67.8%)
CMYK59%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,695,981
CSS custom property--colour: #47A7AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#B85852
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD4D47
Analogous#47AD80, #4774AD
Triadic#AD47A7, #A7AD47
Split complementary#AD4774, #AD8047
Tetradic#8047AD, #AD4D47, #74AD47
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G167
B173
Red71 (27.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue183.53°
Saturation (HSL)41.8%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G A7 · B AD
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