Recognised as Colour
#47DBF2
- #47DBF2
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#47DBF2 is a cyan with RGB values 71, 219, 242 and HSL 188°, 87%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#47DBF2#47DBF2
HEX#47DBF2
RGBrgb(71, 219, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.8588, 0.949
RGB percentages27.8%, 85.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(188.1, 86.8%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 70.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK70.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,709,362
CSS custom property--colour: #47DBF2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#B8240D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F25E47
Analogous#47F2B3, #4786F2
Triadic#F247DB, #DBF247
Split complementary#F24785, #F2B447
Tetradic#B447F2, #F25E47, #86F247
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G219
B242
Red71 (27.8%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue188.07°
Saturation (HSL)86.8%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G DB · B F2
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