#47AF9F#47AF9F
#47AF9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.099 H 181.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #47AF9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 175, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 59%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.4%, 0%, 9.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.36, -33.85, -0.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.36, 33.85, 181.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.9% -0.0988 -0.0026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.9% 0.099 181.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1837, 34.5003, 38.1789) |
| Luminance | 0.3450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.47
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.64
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.87
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#47AF9F #AF4757
analogous
#47AF6B #47AF9F #478BAF
triadic
#47AF9F #9F47AF #AF9F47
tetradic
#47AF9F #6B47AF #AF4757 #8BAF47
square
#47AF9F #6B47AF #AF4757 #8BAF47
split-complementary
#47AF9F #AF478B #AF6B47
monochromatic
#245850 #358377 #47AF9F #6FC4B7 #9AD6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#47AF9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#47AF9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #47AF9F
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##47AF9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##47AF9F | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A59E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989AA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #47af9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 175, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.099 181.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c7bb',
500: '#47af9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #47af9f; $custom-light: #85c7bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#47af9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 175,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.769,
"s": 42.276,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.689,
"c": 0.09879,
"h": 181.5
},
"luminance": 0.34503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#47AF9F
secondary
#C28F97
accent
#5669D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280