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#014721 Color

#014721 is rgb(1, 71, 33) in RGB, hsl(147, 97%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 54%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#014721
HEX#014721
RGBrgb(1, 71, 33)
HSLhsl(147, 97%, 14%)
HSVhsv(147, 99%, 28%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 54%, 72%)
OKLCHoklch(34.9% 0.091 152.2)
LABlab(25.61% -28.33 16.93)
LCHlch(25.61% 33.01 149.13)

What #014721 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 #014721, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#014721 Channel Values

How #014721 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 1 · G 71 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 97% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 99% · V 28%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 72%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.91:1 vs white · 1.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #014721 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 text10.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #014721 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #014721

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #014721; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #014721

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #014721.

How #014721 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#014721
Protanopia#414121
Protanomaly#324321
Deuteranopia#3A3A23
Deuteranomaly#2C4022
Tritanopia#134444
Tritanomaly#0D4539
Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #014721 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-014721: #014721;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #014721;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-014721': '#014721' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.278, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_014721">#014721</color>
SVG fillfill="#014721"

More Green Colors

#014721 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#014721 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #014721?

#014721 is a darkest green — rgb(1, 71, 33) in RGB and hsl(147, 97%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.13.

What is the RGB value of #014721?

#014721 is rgb(1, 71, 33) — red 1, green 71, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #014721?

#014721 converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 54%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #014721 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #014721 scores 10.91:1 against white and 1.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #014721 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #014721 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 24.53, which is visibly different.

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