Recognised as Colour
#47A8AA
- #47A8AA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#47A8AA is a cyan with RGB values 71, 168, 170 and HSL 181°, 41%, 47%. 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
#47A8AA#47A8AA
HEX#47A8AA
RGBrgb(71, 168, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6588, 0.6667
RGB percentages27.8%, 65.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(181.2, 41.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 58.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK58.2%, 1.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,696,234
CSS custom property--colour: #47A8AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#B85755
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA4947
Analogous#47AA7A, #4776AA
Triadic#AA47A8, #A8AA47
Split complementary#AA4776, #AA7A47
Tetradic#7B47AA, #AA4947, #77AA47
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G168
B170
Red71 (27.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue181.21°
Saturation (HSL)41.08%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G A8 · B AA
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