Close to Sea Green
#479260
#479260 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 27.8% red, 57.3% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 140°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #479260.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #479260 as they’d see it.
#479260 in use
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Questions about #479260
What color is #479260?
#479260 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 27.8% red, 57.3% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 140°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #479260 in RGB?
#479260 is rgb(71, 146, 96): 71 red, 146 green, and 96 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #479260 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(51, 0, 34, 43). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #479260?
PANTONE 3415 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #479260?
Its complement #B76A9C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.