#479E9A Color

#479E9A is rgb(71, 158, 154) in RGB and hsl(177, 38%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#479E9A

HEX#479E9A

RGBrgb(71, 158, 154)

HSLhsl(177, 38%, 45%)

HSVhsv(177, 55%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.084 191.2)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 3%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #479E9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #479E9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#479E9A Complementary#9E474C Analogous#479E6E Analogous#47779E Triadic#9A479E Triadic#9E9A47

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #479E9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AB5B0 #72C0BC #8ECCC9 #A7D7D5 #C3E4E2 #DCEFEE

Shades

#3E8985 #347471 #2B5F5C #234D4B #193837 #102322

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