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#47E147 Color

#47E147 is rgb(71, 225, 71) in RGB, hsl(120, 72%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 68%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#47E147
HEX#47E147
RGBrgb(71, 225, 71)
HSLhsl(120, 72%, 58%)
HSVhsv(120, 68%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 68%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.232 143)
LABlab(79.48% -63.05 59.74)
LCHlch(79.48% 86.86 136.54)

What #47E147 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 #47E147, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 6.62Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 6.91Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 8.03Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 8.62Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 10.22Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 13.97

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

#47E147 Channel Values

How #47E147 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 225 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 72% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 68% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #47E147 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #47E147 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #47E147

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #47E147; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#47E147
Complementary
#E147E1
Analogous
#94E147
Analogous
#47E194
Triadic
#4747E1
Triadic
#E14747
Split comp.
#9447E1
Split comp.
#E14794

Tints & Shades of #47E147

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

#61E561
#77E977
#91ED91
#ACF1AC
#C6F6C6
#DCF9DC

Shades

#24DB24
#1FBD1F
#199A19
#137613
#0E530E
#093509

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #47E147.

How #47E147 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#47E147
Protanopia#D1D149
Protanomaly#ABD748
Deuteranopia#C0C051
Deuteranomaly#9ECE4D
Tritanopia#6CD5D5
Tritanomaly#60DAAE
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #47E147 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-47e147: #47E147;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #47E147;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-47e147': '#47E147' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.882, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_47e147">#47E147</color>
SVG fillfill="#47E147"

More Green Colors

#47E147 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#47E147 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #47E147?

#47E147 is a mid-tone green — rgb(71, 225, 71) in RGB and hsl(120, 72%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #47E147?

#47E147 is rgb(71, 225, 71) — red 71, green 225, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #47E147?

#47E147 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 68%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #47E147 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #47E147 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #47E147 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #47E147 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 6.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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