#47BAB9#47BAB9
#47BAB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.102 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #47BAB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 186, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 62%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 0%, 0.5%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -32.01, -9.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 33.28, 195.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.46% -0.0989 -0.0253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.46% 0.102 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9105, 39.9571, 52.0784) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.87
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.65
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.03
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.17
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#47BAB9 #BA4748
analogous
#47BA7F #47BAB9 #4782BA
triadic
#47BAB9 #B947BA #BAB947
tetradic
#47BAB9 #7F47BA #BA4748 #82BA47
square
#47BAB9 #7F47BA #BA4748 #82BA47
split-complementary
#47BAB9 #BA4782 #BA7F47
monochromatic
#256261 #358E8E #47BAB9 #74CBCA #A0DBDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#47BAB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#47BAB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #47BAB9
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##47BAB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##47BAB9 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB1B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA4BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #47bab9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 186, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.102 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cfce',
500: '#47bab9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #47bab9; $custom-light: #88cfce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#47bab9",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 186,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.478,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72456,
"c": 0.10211,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.3996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#47BAB9
secondary
#C89595
accent
#5354D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8282