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#47B4AD

#47b4ad ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#47b4ad is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 70.59% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.89% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 176.15°, with 43.43% saturation and 49.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 0.82.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #47b4ad
  2. #b4474e

Split complementary

  1. #47b4ad
  2. #b44785
  3. #b47747

Analogous

  1. #47b477
  2. #47b4ad
  3. #4785b4

Triadic

  1. #47b4ad
  2. #ad47b4
  3. #b4ad47

Tetradic

  1. #47b4ad
  2. #474eb4
  3. #b4474e
  4. #b4ad47

Square

  1. #47b4ad
  2. #7747b4
  3. #b4474e
  4. #85b447

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4644
  2. #317d78
  3. #47b4ad
  4. #7ccbc6
  5. #b3e1de

Shades

#47b4ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #47b4ad
  2. #40a29c
  3. #39908a
  4. #327e79
  5. #2b6c68
  6. #245a57
  7. #1c4845
  8. #153634
  9. #0e2423
  10. #071211
  11. #000000

Tints

#47b4ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #47b4ad
  2. #59bcb5
  3. #6cc3bd
  4. #7ecbc6
  5. #91d2ce
  6. #a3dad6
  7. #b5e1de
  8. #c8e9e6
  9. #daf0ef
  10. #edf8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#47b4ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #47b4ad
  2. #4dafa9
  3. #52aaa4
  4. #58a4a0
  5. #5e9f9b
  6. #649a97
  7. #699592
  8. #6f908e
  9. #758a89
  10. #7a8585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88aaa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaabad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999fae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dafad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80a8ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #14b7b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-47b4ad {
  color: #47b4ad;
}
Background
.bg-47b4ad {
  background-color: #47b4ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-47b4ad {
  border: 2px solid #47b4ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #47b4ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 180 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 43% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-47b4ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #47b4ad, #4785b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-47b4ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 180 173 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 0.82 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.31 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.00 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.06 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.10 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.62 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.91 #b84b52 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#47b4ad  rgb(71, 180, 173)  hsl(176, 43%, 49%)  Verdigris
#b4474e  rgb(180, 71, 78)  hsl(356, 43%, 49%)  Brick Red
#ad47b4  rgb(173, 71, 180)  hsl(296, 43%, 49%)  Purpureus
#b4ad47  rgb(180, 173, 71)  hsl(56, 43%, 49%)  Brass