#47abb5

Color #47abb5

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#47abb5

RGB

rgb(71, 171, 181)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 43.7%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 60.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.8%, 5.5%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(64.8, -25.81, -13.83)

LCH

lch(64.8, 29.28, 208.18)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.093, 204.33)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 27.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b55147

Analogous

#47b588

#47abb5

#4774b5

Triadic

#47abb5

#b547ab

#abb547

Split-complementary

#47abb5

#b54774

#b58847

Tetradic

#47abb5

#5147b5

#b55147

#abb547

Square

#47abb5

#8847b5

#b55147

#74b547

Shades

Color #47abb5 mixed toward black.

#3b8e97

#2f7279

#23555b

#18393c

#0c1c1e

Tints

Color #47abb5 mixed toward white.

#64bac2

#83c8cf

#a2d6db

#c1e3e7

#e0f1f3

Tones

Color #47abb5 mixed toward gray.

#50a3ac

#599ca3

#629499

#6c8d90

#758587

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f80b3 · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#7971b2 · ΔE 30.9

Tritanopia

#50b1b0 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #47abb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#47abb5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#47abb5 (#47abb5) is rgb(71, 171, 181) in RGB.

No, #47abb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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