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#47D7BA Color

#47D7BA is rgb(71, 215, 186) in RGB, hsl(168, 64%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 13%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#47D7BA
HEX#47D7BA
RGBrgb(71, 215, 186)
HSLhsl(168, 64%, 56%)
HSVhsv(168, 67%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 13%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.129 176.6)
LABlab(77.93% -45.03 2.58)
LCHlch(77.93% 45.10 176.72)

What #47D7BA 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 #47D7BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.87Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.29Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 9.65Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 13.15Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 13.26Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 13.35

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

#47D7BA Channel Values

How #47D7BA 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 215 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 64% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 67% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #47D7BA 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #47D7BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #47D7BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #47D7BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#47D7BA
Complementary
#D74764
Analogous
#47D772
Analogous
#47ACD7
Triadic
#BA47D7
Triadic
#D7BA47
Split comp.
#D747AC
Split comp.
#D77247

Tints & Shades of #47D7BA

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

#60DCC3
#79E2CD
#92E7D6
#ABEDE0
#C4F2E9
#DEF8F2

Shades

#2DCDAD
#26AB91
#1F8E78
#186D5C
#114F43
#0A2E27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #47D7BA.

How #47D7BA 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#47D7BA
Protanopia#C8C8BA
Protanomaly#A4CEBA
Deuteranopia#B7B7BD
Deuteranomaly#97C5BC
Tritanopia#53D4D4
Tritanomaly#4FD5CA
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #47D7BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-47d7ba: #47D7BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #47D7BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-47d7ba': '#47D7BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.843, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_47d7ba">#47D7BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#47D7BA"

More Green Colors

#47D7BA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#47D7BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #47D7BA?

#47D7BA is a mid-tone green — rgb(71, 215, 186) in RGB and hsl(168, 64%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #47D7BA?

#47D7BA is rgb(71, 215, 186) — red 71, green 215, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #47D7BA?

#47D7BA converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 13%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #47D7BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #47D7BA scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #47D7BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #47D7BA 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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