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#47CFDC Color

#47CFDC is rgb(71, 207, 220) in RGB, hsl(185, 68%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 6%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#47CFDC
HEX#47CFDC
RGBrgb(71, 207, 220)
HSLhsl(185, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(185, 68%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 6%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.116 204.3)
LABlab(76.36% -34.70 -17.82)
LCHlch(76.36% 39.01 207.19)

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

Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 8.65Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 9.4Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 9.63Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.79Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 9.88Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 11.3

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

#47CFDC Channel Values

How #47CFDC 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 207 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 68% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 68% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #47CFDC 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #47CFDC

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

Base
#47CFDC
Complementary
#DC5347
Analogous
#47DC9E
Analogous
#4785DC
Triadic
#DC47CF
Triadic
#CFDC47
Split comp.
#DC4785
Split comp.
#DC9E47

Tints & Shades of #47CFDC

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

#60D6E1
#7ADDE6
#94E3EB
#A9E9EF
#C3F0F4
#DDF6F8

Shades

#28C4D2
#22A8B4
#1C8892
#166C74
#104C51
#0A3033

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

How #47CFDC 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#47CFDC
Protanopia#C0C0DC
Protanomaly#9EC6DC
Deuteranopia#B1B1DE
Deuteranomaly#92BEDD
Tritanopia#40D1D1
Tritanomaly#43D0D5
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #47CFDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-47cfdc: #47CFDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #47CFDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-47cfdc': '#47CFDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.812, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_47cfdc">#47CFDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#47CFDC"

More Teal Colors

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

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#47CFDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #47CFDC?

#47CFDC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(71, 207, 220) in RGB and hsl(185, 68%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #47CFDC?

#47CFDC is rgb(71, 207, 220) — red 71, green 207, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #47CFDC?

#47CFDC converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 6%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #47CFDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #47CFDC scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #47CFDC 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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