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#47A973 Color

#47A973 is rgb(71, 169, 115) in RGB, hsl(147, 41%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 32%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#47A973
HEX#47A973
RGBrgb(71, 169, 115)
HSLhsl(147, 41%, 47%)
HSVhsv(147, 58%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 32%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.123 156.4)
LABlab(62.41% -39.65 18.99)
LCHlch(62.41% 43.96 154.41)

What #47A973 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 #47A973, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.79Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.94Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.19Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.38Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 8.51Brilliant Green 1621#009966ΔE 9.03

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

#47A973 Channel Values

How #47A973 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 71 · G 169 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 41% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 58% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #47A973 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #47A973 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #47A973

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #47A973; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#47A973
Complementary
#A9477D
Analogous
#4CA947
Analogous
#47A9A4
Triadic
#7347A9
Triadic
#A97347
Split comp.
#A447A9
Split comp.
#A9474C

Tints & Shades of #47A973

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.

Tints

#5ABA85
#76C69A
#90D0AD
#A9DBBF
#C2E5D2
#DFF1E7

Shades

#3E9364
#357E56
#2C6847
#214F36
#183A27
#0F2418

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #47A973.

How #47A973 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#47A973
Protanopia#9E9E73
Protanomaly#84A273
Deuteranopia#929276
Deuteranomaly#7B9C75
Tritanopia#55A3A3
Tritanomaly#50A692
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #47A973 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-47a973: #47A973;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #47A973;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-47a973': '#47A973' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.663, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_47a973">#47A973</color>
SVG fillfill="#47A973"

More Green Colors

#47A973 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#47A973 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #47A973?

#47A973 is a mid-tone green — rgb(71, 169, 115) in RGB and hsl(147, 41%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #47A973?

#47A973 is rgb(71, 169, 115) — red 71, green 169, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #47A973?

#47A973 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 32%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #47A973 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #47A973 scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #47A973 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #47A973 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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