Information about #47C6AD color

#47C6AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #47C6AD belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(71, 198, 173) — 27.8% red, 77.6% green, 67.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 50 / 0 / 10 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#47C6AD is a clearly saturated water-like cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Shamrock (#45CEA2). Slightly further away sit Eucalyptus (#44D7A8) and Verdigris (#43B3AE).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 198, 173) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #47C6AD: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#47C6AD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#47C6AD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #47C6AD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Eucalyptus color link
Eucalyptus

#44D7A8

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Ocean Green color link
Ocean Green

#48BF91

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#47C6AD
  • RGB71, 198, 173
  • CMYK50, 0, 10, 22
  • CSSrgb(71, 198, 173)
  • HSL168°, 53%, 53%
  • HSL Precise168.189°, 52.697%, 52.745%
  • HSV168°, 64%, 78%
  • HSB168°, 64%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.776, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.776, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.776, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID47C6AD
  • DECIMAL ID4703917
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01