#478A9E Color

#478A9E is rgb(71, 138, 158) in RGB and hsl(194, 38%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#478A9E

HEX#478A9E

RGBrgb(71, 138, 158)

HSLhsl(194, 38%, 45%)

HSVhsv(194, 55%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.074 219.7)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 13%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #478A9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #478A9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#478A9E Complementary#9E5B47 Analogous#479E87 Analogous#475E9E Triadic#9E478A Triadic#8A9E47

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #478A9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5A9FB5 #72AEC0 #8EBECC #A7CCD7 #C3DCE4 #DCEBEF

Shades

#3E7889 #346574 #2B535F #23434D #193138 #101F23

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