Recognised as Colour
#47A9BF
- #47A9BF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#47A9BF is a cyan with RGB values 71, 169, 191 and HSL 191°, 48%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#47A9BF#47A9BF
HEX#47A9BF
RGBrgb(71, 169, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6627, 0.749
RGB percentages27.8%, 66.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(191, 48.4%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191, 62.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK62.8%, 11.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,696,511
CSS custom property--colour: #47A9BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#B85640
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF5D47
Analogous#47BF99, #476DBF
Triadic#BF47A9, #A9BF47
Split complementary#BF476D, #BF9947
Tetradic#9947BF, #BF5D47, #6DBF47
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G169
B191
Red71 (27.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue191°
Saturation (HSL)48.39%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G A9 · B BF
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