#477485 Color

#477485 is rgb(71, 116, 133) in RGB, hsl(196, 30%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 13%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#477485

HEX#477485

RGBrgb(71, 116, 133)

HSLhsl(196, 30%, 40%)

HSVhsv(196, 47%, 52%)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 13%, 0%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.056 224.1)

LABlab(46.10% -12.42 -14.50)

LCHlch(46.10% 19.10 229.41)

What #477485 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #477485, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Blue#367588ΔE 4.8 Ming#36747DΔE 7.09 Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 8.58 Cadet#536872ΔE 9.4 Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 9.57 Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 10.98

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#477485 Channel Values

How #477485 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 71 · G 116 · B 133	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 196° · S 30% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 196° · S 47% · V 52%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 47% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 48%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.12:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #477485 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #477485

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #477485; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #477485

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #477485 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#477485

Protanopia#6E6E85

Protanomaly#617085

Deuteranopia#686886

Deuteranomaly#5C6D85

Tritanopia#437676

Tritanomaly#44757C

Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #477485 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-477485: #477485;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #477485;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-477485': '#477485' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.455, blue: 0.522)

Android XML<color name="color_477485">#477485</color>

SVG fillfill="#477485"

More Teal Colors

#477485 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#477485 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #477485?

#477485 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(71, 116, 133) in RGB and hsl(196, 30%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.8.

What is the RGB value of #477485?

#477485 is rgb(71, 116, 133) — red 71, green 116, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #477485?

#477485 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 13%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #477485 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #477485 scores 5.12:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #477485 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #477485 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 11.88, which is visibly different.

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