#047857 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS emerald-700 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#047857 is a dark, vivid cyan. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class emerald-700 (e.g. bg-emerald-700, text-emerald-700). Its nearest CSS named color is seagreen (#2e8b57). For readable text on a #047857 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (5.48:1). Because it is dark, #047857 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Color Values

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#047857 in Tailwind CSS (emerald-700)

#047857 ships with Tailwind CSS as emerald-700 — use it as bg-emerald-700, text-emerald-700, or border-emerald-700. It sits at step 700 of the emerald ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #047857 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #1d8668 Copy
• 20% tint #369379 Copy
• 30% tint #4fa189 Copy
• 40% tint #68ae9a Copy
• 50% tint #82bcab Copy
• 60% tint #9bc9bc Copy
• 70% tint #b4d7cd Copy
• 80% tint #cde4dd Copy
• 90% tint #e6f2ee Copy

Shades of #047857 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #046c4e Copy
• 20% shade #036046 Copy
• 30% shade #03543d Copy
• 40% shade #024834 Copy
• 50% shade #023c2c Copy
• 60% shade #023023 Copy
• 70% shade #01241a Copy
• 80% shade #011811 Copy
• 90% shade #000c09 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #047857 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #047857 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More cyan colors in the library: #164E63 (cyan-900), #008080, #0F766E (teal-700), #115E59 (teal-800), #155E75 (cyan-800), #134E4A (teal-900).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #047857?

  #047857 is a dark, vivid cyan — rgb(4, 120, 87). Its nearest CSS named color is seagreen. In Tailwind CSS it is emerald-700.

• How do I make tints and shades of #047857?

  Mix #047857 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #047857 is #369379 and a 20% shade is #036046 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #047857 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #047857?

  White text gives the strongest contrast on a #047857 background at 5.48:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text but not AAA.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #047857?

  emerald-700 — use it as bg-emerald-700, text-emerald-700, or border-emerald-700. The full emerald 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.