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#47BD8A Color

#47BD8A is rgb(71, 189, 138) in RGB, hsl(154, 47%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#47BD8A
HEX#47BD8A
RGBrgb(71, 189, 138)
HSLhsl(154, 47%, 51%)
HSVhsv(154, 62%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 27%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.13 161.5)
LABlab(69.06% -43.68 15.67)
LCHlch(69.06% 46.40 160.27)

What #47BD8A 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 #47BD8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.25Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.35Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 8.99Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.21Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 9.88Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.73

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

#47BD8A Channel Values

How #47BD8A 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 189 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 47% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 62% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #47BD8A 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #47BD8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #47BD8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #47BD8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#47BD8A
Complementary
#BD477A
Analogous
#47BD4F
Analogous
#47B5BD
Triadic
#8A47BD
Triadic
#BD8A47
Split comp.
#BD47B5
Split comp.
#BD4F47

Tints & Shades of #47BD8A

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

#62C69B
#78CEA9
#92D8BA
#ADE1CA
#C7EBDB
#DDF3E9

Shades

#3BA577
#338E67
#2A7454
#205A41
#17402E
#0F291E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #47BD8A.

How #47BD8A 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#47BD8A
Protanopia#B0B08B
Protanomaly#91B58A
Deuteranopia#A2A28D
Deuteranomaly#87AD8C
Tritanopia#57B8B8
Tritanomaly#51BAA7
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #47BD8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-47bd8a: #47BD8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #47BD8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-47bd8a': '#47BD8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.741, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_47bd8a">#47BD8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#47BD8A"

More Green Colors

#47BD8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#47BD8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #47BD8A?

#47BD8A is a mid-tone green — rgb(71, 189, 138) in RGB and hsl(154, 47%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #47BD8A?

#47BD8A is rgb(71, 189, 138) — red 71, green 189, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #47BD8A?

#47BD8A converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 27%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #47BD8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #47BD8A scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #47BD8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #47BD8A 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 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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