Recognised as Colour
#47C759
- #47C759
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Limegreen
#47C759 is a green with RGB values 71, 199, 89 and HSL 128°, 53%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.
Colour values
#47C759#47C759
HEX#47C759
RGBrgb(71, 199, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.7804, 0.349
RGB percentages27.8%, 78%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(128.4, 53.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(128.4, 64.3%, 78%)
CMYK64.3%, 0%, 55.3%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,704,089
CSS custom property--colour: #47C759;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#B838A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C747B5
Analogous#75C747, #47C799
Triadic#5947C7, #C75947
Split complementary#9947C7, #C74775
Tetradic#4775C7, #C747B5, #C79947
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G199
B89
Red71 (27.8%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue128.44°
Saturation (HSL)53.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 47 · G C7 · B 59
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