Palettes / Colors / #47ABBD

#47ABBD — Muted Teal

#47ABBD is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

#47ABBD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BD5947; it also sits naturally between #47BD94 and #4770BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 67% · Blue 74%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #47ABBD

.text { color: #47ABBD; }
.background { background-color: #47ABBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #47ABBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(71, 171, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 47%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #47ABBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(71, 171, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #47ABBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(71, 171, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#47ABBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#47ABBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #47ABBD

Tints of #47ABBD

Tones of #47ABBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD5947:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #47ABBD: #000000.

How #47ABBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #47ABBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #47ABBD?

#47ABBD is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 71, 171, 189). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #47ABBD?

#47ABBD is RGB 71, 171, 189 — HSL 189°, 47%, 51% — CMYK 62%, 10%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #47ABBD?

Its complement is #BD5947; analogous partners are #47BD94 and #4770BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #47ABBD for text?

Black text on #47ABBD has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.