Colour

#47AA8D

#47AA8D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#47AA8D is a cyan with RGB values 71, 170, 141 and HSL 162°, 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 Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#47AA8D#47AA8D

HEX#47AA8D

RGBrgb(71, 170, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6667, 0.5529

RGB percentages27.8%, 66.7%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(162.4, 41.1%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162.4, 58.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK58.2%, 0%, 17.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,696,717

CSS custom property--colour: #47AA8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144 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#B85572

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5A08Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#97958Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Tritanopia#02ABA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

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

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 13 Sea green · ΔE 18.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AA4764

Analogous#47AA5C, #4795AA

Triadic#8D47AA, #AA8D47

Split complementary#AA4795, #AA5C47

Tetradic#5C47AA, #AA4764, #95AA47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D1ECE4

Lighter +30%#ADDDCF

Lighter +20%#89CEBA

Lighter +10%#65BFA5

Darker −10%#38866F

Darker −20%#296251

Darker −30%#1A3E33

Darker −40%#0B1A16

More saturated +25%#29C899

Less saturated −25%#658C81

Channel breakdown

R71

G170

B141

Red71 (27.8%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue162.42°

Saturation (HSL)41.08%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 47 · G AA · B 8D

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