Information about #479A97 color

#479A97 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#479A97 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 154, 151) — 27.8% red, 60.4% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 0 / 1 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #479A97 reads as a mildly saturated aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sea (#3C9992). Slightly further away sit Patriot (#4F9292) and Wot Eva (#4495A4).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(71, 154, 151)), which gives #479A97 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #479A97: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. No one has named #479A97 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#479A97 color variations

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

#479A97 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 #479A97

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

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Landmark color link
Landmark

#3E9889

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#479A97
  • RGB71, 154, 151
  • CMYK33, 0, 1, 40
  • CSSrgb(71, 154, 151)
  • HSL178°, 37%, 44%
  • HSL Precise177.831°, 36.889%, 44.118%
  • HSV178°, 54%, 60%
  • HSB178°, 54%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.604, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.604, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.604, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID479A97
  • DECIMAL ID4692631
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01