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#47FF60 Color

#47FF60 is rgb(71, 255, 96) in RGB, hsl(128, 100%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 0%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#47FF60
HEX#47FF60
RGBrgb(71, 255, 96)
HSLhsl(128, 100%, 64%)
HSVhsv(128, 72%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 0%, 62%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.249 145)
LABlab(88.83% -70.04 60.01)
LCHlch(88.83% 92.23 139.41)

What #47FF60 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 #47FF60, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 6.31Erin#00FF40ΔE 12.73Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 14.25Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 14.77SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 15.37Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 17.59

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

#47FF60 Channel Values

How #47FF60 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 255 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 100% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 72% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #47FF60 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #47FF60 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #47FF60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #47FF60; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#47FF60
Complementary
#FF47E7
Analogous
#8BFF47
Analogous
#47FFBC
Triadic
#6047FF
Triadic
#FF6047
Split comp.
#BC47FF
Split comp.
#FF478B

Tints & Shades of #47FF60

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

#61FF76
#7AFF8C
#94FFA2
#A8FFB4
#C2FFCA
#DBFFE0

Shades

#1AFF38
#00F020
#00C21A
#009914
#006B0E
#004209

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #47FF60.

How #47FF60 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#47FF60
Protanopia#ECEC62
Protanomaly#C0F461
Deuteranopia#D8D86A
Deuteranomaly#B1E966
Tritanopia#74F2F2
Tritanomaly#65F7C8
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #47FF60 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-47ff60: #47FF60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #47FF60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-47ff60': '#47FF60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 1.000, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_47ff60">#47FF60</color>
SVG fillfill="#47FF60"

More Green Colors

#47FF60 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#47FF60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #47FF60?

#47FF60 is a light green — rgb(71, 255, 96) in RGB and hsl(128, 100%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.31.

What is the RGB value of #47FF60?

#47FF60 is rgb(71, 255, 96) — red 71, green 255, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #47FF60?

#47FF60 converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 0%, 62%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #47FF60 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #47FF60 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #47FF60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #47FF60 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.25, which is visibly different.

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