Palettes / Colors / #47CD85

#47CD85 — Green

#47CD85 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the green family.

#47CD85 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #CD478E; it also sits naturally between #4BCD47 and #47CDC8. 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 80% · Blue 52%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #47CD85

.text { color: #47CD85; }
.background { background-color: #47CD85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #47CD85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(71, 205, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(148, 57%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #47CD85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(71, 205, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #47CD85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(71, 205, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#47CD85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#47CD85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD478E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #47CD85: #000000.

How #47CD85 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 #47CD85 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 #47CD85?

#47CD85 is Green, a green color (RGB 71, 205, 133). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #47CD85?

#47CD85 is RGB 71, 205, 133 — HSL 148°, 57%, 54% — CMYK 65%, 0%, 35%, 20%.

What colors go with #47CD85?

Its complement is #CD478E; analogous partners are #4BCD47 and #47CDC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #47CD85 for text?

Black text on #47CD85 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.