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#478b68 color: Mallard Green

#478b68 is rgb(71, 139, 104) in RGB and oklch(58.186% 0.08873 159.435) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

58.2%
0.089
159°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.07:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #478b68

#478b68 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.07:1 contrast and black text 5.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mallard Green (#478865). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #478b68 mixed with white

  1. 478b68
  2. 5a9676
  3. 6da284
  4. 7fad93
  5. 91b9a2
  6. a3c4b1
  7. b5d0c0
  8. c8dbd0
  9. dae7df
  10. ecf3ef

Darker: #478b68 mixed with black

  1. 478b68
  2. 3d7859
  3. 32664b
  4. 28543e
  5. 1f4330
  6. 163224
  7. 0d2318
  8. 06140c
  9. 020704
  10. 000100

Calmer: #478b68 with less saturation

  1. 478b68
  2. 4e8a6a
  3. 54886c
  4. 5a866e
  5. 5f8570
  6. 648372
  7. 698273
  8. 6e8075
  9. 727e77
  10. 777c79

Questions about #478b68

What color is #478b68?

#478b68 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Mallard Green. In RGB it is rgb(71, 139, 104), in HSL hsl(149.12, 32.38%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.186% 0.08873 159.435).

What colors go well with #478b68?

The complementary color of #478b68 is #9e668c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a854b and #298c86. The triadic partners are #7075af and #a86852.

Is white or black text more readable on #478b68?

White text reads better on #478b68: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and black gives 5.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #478b68 a warm or cool color?

#478b68 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.089.