#47C9CC#47C9CC
#47C9CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.111 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #47C9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 201, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.49, -33.79, -11.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.49, 35.83, 199.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.74% -0.1062 -0.0331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.74% 0.111 197.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3794, 47.4687, 64.4655) |
| Luminance | 0.4747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.44
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.46
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.71
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.93
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#47C9CC #CC4A47
analogous
#47CC8D #47C9CC #4787CC
triadic
#47C9CC #CC47C9 #C9CC47
tetradic
#47C9CC #8D47CC #CC4A47 #87CC47
square
#47C9CC #8D47CC #CC4A47 #87CC47
split-complementary
#47C9CC #CC4787 #CC8D47
monochromatic
#217677 #2EA5A7 #47C9CC #77D7D9 #A7E5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#47C9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#47C9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #47C9CC
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##47C9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##47C9CC | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #47c9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 201, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.111 197.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdadb',
500: '#47c9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #47c9cc; $custom-light: #8bdadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#47c9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 201,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.353,
"s": 56.596,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76735,
"c": 0.11128,
"h": 197.3
},
"luminance": 0.47473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#47C9CC
secondary
#D49C9B
accent
#4B48E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383