Information about #478A51 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#478A51 falls into the Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 138, 81) — 27.8% red, 54.1% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 0 / 22 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#478A51 is a moderately toned leafy green that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Middle Green (#4D8C57). Slightly further away sit Rustic Green (#438759) and Light Forest Green (#4F9153).

The recipe behind #478A51 is rgb(71, 138, 81), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #478A51 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#478A51 color variations

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#478A51 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 #478A51

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

Middle Green color link
Middle Green

#4D8C57

Rustic Green color link
Rustic Green

#438759

Patina color link
Patina

#407A52

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

Killarney color link
Killarney

#49764F

Area color link
Area

#3C8043

Amazon color link
Amazon

#3B7A57

Cobalt Green color link
Cobalt Green

#3D9140

Como color link
Como

#4C785C

Green Room color link
Green Room

#388160

#478A51 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#478A51
  • RGB71, 138, 81
  • CMYK26, 0, 22, 46
  • CSSrgb(71, 138, 81)
  • HSL129°, 32%, 41%
  • HSL Precise128.955°, 32.057%, 40.98%
  • HSV129°, 49%, 54%
  • HSB129°, 49%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.541, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.541, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.541, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID478A51
  • DECIMAL ID4688465
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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