#478B9E Color

#478B9E is rgb(71, 139, 158) in RGB and hsl(193, 38%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#478B9E

HEX#478B9E

RGBrgb(71, 139, 158)

HSLhsl(193, 38%, 45%)

HSVhsv(193, 55%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.074 218.3)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 12%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #478B9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #478B9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#478B9E Complementary#9E5A47 Analogous#479E86 Analogous#47609E Triadic#9E478B Triadic#8B9E47

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #478B9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AA1B5 #72AFC0 #8EBFCC #A7CDD7 #C3DDE4 #DCEBEF

Shades

#3E7989 #346674 #2B545F #23444D #193238 #101F23

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