#004700 Color

#004700 is rgb(0, 71, 0) in RGB, hsl(120, 100%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lincoln Green (#195905), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#004700

HEX#004700

RGBrgb(0, 71, 0)

HSLhsl(120, 100%, 14%)

HSVhsv(120, 100%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(34.5% 0.117 142.5)

LABlab(25.31% -31.54 32.10)

LCHlch(25.31% 45.00 134.50)

What #004700 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #004700, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lincoln Green#195905ΔE 8.7 Royal Green#136207ΔE 13.38 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 16.18 Dark Green#006400ΔE 16.26 Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 17.16 Pakistan Green#006600ΔE 17.34

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#004700 Channel Values

How #004700 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 71 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 100% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 100% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.05:1 vs white · 1.9:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #004700 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #004700

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #004700; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #004700

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #004700 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#004700

Protanopia#414101

Protanomaly#324301

Deuteranopia#3A3A06

Deuteranomaly#2C4003

Tritanopia#164242

Tritanomaly#0F4433

Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #004700 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-004700: #004700;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #004700;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-004700': '#004700' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.278, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_004700">#004700</color>

SVG fillfill="#004700"

More Green Colors

#004700 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

004730 004225 004d00 004200 004f3b 00381c 005200 003800 005700 00331f 00572b 003300 009b7d 00ff99 171c0c 28774a 35530e 4cbb17 669933 7db700 99cc66 aaf0d1 c4e189 daf6da

#004700 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #004700?

#004700 is a darkest green — rgb(0, 71, 0) in RGB and hsl(120, 100%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.7.

What is the RGB value of #004700?

#004700 is rgb(0, 71, 0) — red 0, green 71, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #004700?

#004700 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #004700 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #004700 scores 11.05:1 against white and 1.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #004700 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #004700 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 16.26, which is visibly different.

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