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#47C29F Color

#47C29F is rgb(71, 194, 159) in RGB, hsl(163, 50%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 18%, 24%) 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 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#47C29F
HEX#47C29F
RGBrgb(71, 194, 159)
HSLhsl(163, 50%, 52%)
HSVhsv(163, 63%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 18%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.121 170.7)
LABlab(70.99% -41.97 7.11)
LCHlch(70.99% 42.57 170.39)

What #47C29F 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 #47C29F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 6.23Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.25Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 8.45Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.38Keppel#3AB09EΔE 10.96Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.01

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

#47C29F Channel Values

How #47C29F 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 194 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 50% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 63% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #47C29F 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #47C29F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #47C29F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #47C29F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#47C29F
Complementary
#C2476A
Analogous
#47C262
Analogous
#47A7C2
Triadic
#9F47C2
Triadic
#C29F47
Split comp.
#C247A7
Split comp.
#C26247

Tints & Shades of #47C29F

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

#62CBAD
#79D2B9
#94DBC7
#ABE3D3
#C6ECE1
#DDF4ED

Shades

#39AC8C
#309176
#287760
#20604E
#174538
#0E2A22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #47C29F.

How #47C29F 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#47C29F
Protanopia#B4B49F
Protanomaly#95BA9F
Deuteranopia#A6A6A2
Deuteranomaly#8AB2A1
Tritanopia#53BEBE
Tritanomaly#4FC0B2
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #47C29F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-47c29f: #47C29F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #47C29F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-47c29f': '#47C29F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.761, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_47c29f">#47C29F</color>
SVG fillfill="#47C29F"

More Green Colors

#47C29F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#47C29F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #47C29F?

#47C29F is a mid-tone green — rgb(71, 194, 159) in RGB and hsl(163, 50%, 52%) 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 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #47C29F?

#47C29F is rgb(71, 194, 159) — red 71, green 194, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #47C29F?

#47C29F converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 18%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #47C29F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #47C29F scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #47C29F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #47C29F 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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