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#04714F Color

#04714F is rgb(4, 113, 79) in RGB, hsl(161, 93%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 0%, 30%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bottle Green (#006A4E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04714F
HEX#04714F
RGBrgb(4, 113, 79)
HSLhsl(161, 93%, 23%)
HSVhsv(161, 96%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 0%, 30%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.103 163.7)
LABlab(41.75% -35.19 10.91)
LCHlch(41.75% 36.84 162.78)

What #04714F 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 #04714F, 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.

#04714F Channel Values

How #04714F 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 4 · G 113 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 93% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 96% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.03:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04714F 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 text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04714F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04714F; 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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Tints & Shades of #04714F

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #04714F.

How #04714F 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#04714F
Protanopia#68684F
Protanomaly#516B4F
Deuteranopia#5E5E51
Deuteranomaly#496650
Tritanopia#1D6D6D
Tritanomaly#166F63
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04714F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04714f: #04714F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04714F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04714f': '#04714F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.443, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_04714f">#04714F</color>
SVG fillfill="#04714F"

More Green Colors

#04714F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04714F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04714F?

#04714F is a dark green — rgb(4, 113, 79) in RGB and hsl(161, 93%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bottle Green (#006A4E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.36.

What is the RGB value of #04714F?

#04714F is rgb(4, 113, 79) — red 4, green 113, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04714F?

#04714F converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 0%, 30%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04714F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #04714F scores 6.03:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04714F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04714F 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 13.31, which is visibly different.

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