Information about #478B94 color

#478B94 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#478B94 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 139, 148) — 27.8% red, 54.5% green, 58% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 4 / 0 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #478B94 reads as a moderately toned aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hippie Blue (#49889A). Slightly further away sit Blue Chill (#408F90) and Patriot (#4F9292).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(71, 139, 148)), which gives #478B94 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #478B94: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#478B94 color variations

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

#478B94 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 #478B94

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

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Dusty Teal color link
Dusty Teal

#4C9085

Lochinvar color link
Lochinvar

#489084

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#478B94
  • RGB71, 139, 148
  • CMYK30, 4, 0, 42
  • CSSrgb(71, 139, 148)
  • HSL187°, 35%, 43%
  • HSL Precise187.013°, 35.16%, 42.941%
  • HSV187°, 52%, 58%
  • HSB187°, 52%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.545, 0.580)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.545, 0.580, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.545, 0.580)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID478B94
  • DECIMAL ID4688788
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01