Information about #47747F color

#47747F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #47747F is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 116, 127) — 27.8% red, 45.5% green, 49.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 4 / 0 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #47747F occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Beetle Green (#4C787E). Slightly further away sit Seachange (#4E6E81) and Bismark (#486C7A).

The recipe behind #47747F is rgb(71, 116, 127), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #47747F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#47747F color variations

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

#47747F 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 #47747F

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

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#47747F
  • RGB71, 116, 127
  • CMYK22, 4, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(71, 116, 127)
  • HSL192°, 28%, 39%
  • HSL Precise191.786°, 28.283%, 38.824%
  • HSV192°, 44%, 50%
  • HSB192°, 44%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.455, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.455, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.455, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID47747F
  • DECIMAL ID4682879
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01