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#478b72 color: Molly Robins

#478b72 is rgb(71, 139, 114) in RGB and oklch(58.456% 0.08013 167.458) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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158°
100%

58.5%
0.080
167°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #478b72

#478b72 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.04:1 contrast and black text 5.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Molly Robins (#4d8b72). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #478b72 mixed with white

  1. 478b72
  2. 5b967f
  3. 6da28d
  4. 7fad9a
  5. 91b8a8
  6. a4c4b6
  7. b6d0c4
  8. c8dbd3
  9. dae7e1
  10. ecf3f0

Darker: #478b72 mixed with black

  1. 478b72
  2. 3d7862
  3. 326653
  4. 285444
  5. 1f4336
  6. 163228
  7. 0d231b
  8. 06140e
  9. 020704
  10. 000101

Calmer: #478b72 with less saturation

  1. 478b72
  2. 4e8a73
  3. 548874
  4. 5a8775
  5. 608576
  6. 658477
  7. 6a8278
  8. 6f8079
  9. 737f7a
  10. 777d7b

Questions about #478b72

What color is #478b72?

#478b72 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Molly Robins. In RGB it is rgb(71, 139, 114), in HSL hsl(157.94, 32.38%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.456% 0.08013 167.458).

What colors go well with #478b72?

The complementary color of #478b72 is #9f6884. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #648758 and #368a8c. The triadic partners are #7974a9 and #a36d51.

Is white or black text more readable on #478b72?

White text reads better on #478b72: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and black gives 5.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #478b72 a warm or cool color?

#478b72 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.08.