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#047237 Color

#047237 is rgb(4, 114, 55) in RGB, hsl(148, 93%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 0%, 52%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#047237
HEX#047237
RGBrgb(4, 114, 55)
HSLhsl(148, 93%, 23%)
HSVhsv(148, 96%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 0%, 52%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.127 151.5)
LABlab(41.72% -39.43 24.45)
LCHlch(41.72% 46.40 148.20)

What #047237 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 #047237, 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.

#047237 Channel Values

How #047237 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 114 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 93% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 96% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.06:1 vs white · 3.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #047237 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 text6.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #047237

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #047237; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #047237

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 #047237 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#047237
Protanopia#686838
Protanomaly#526C37
Deuteranopia#5E5E3A
Deuteranomaly#4A6739
Tritanopia#246D6D
Tritanomaly#1B6F5C
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #047237 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-047237: #047237;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #047237;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-047237': '#047237' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.447, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_047237">#047237</color>
SVG fillfill="#047237"

More Green Colors

#047237 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#047237 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #047237?

#047237 is a dark green — rgb(4, 114, 55) in RGB and hsl(148, 93%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.8.

What is the RGB value of #047237?

#047237 is rgb(4, 114, 55) — red 4, green 114, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #047237?

#047237 converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 0%, 52%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #047237 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #047237 scores 6.06:1 against white and 3.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #047237 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #047237 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 11.03, which is visibly different.

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