Skip to content

#047C36 Color

#047C36 is rgb(4, 124, 54) in RGB, hsl(145, 94%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 56%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is La Salle Green (#087830), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#047C36
HEX#047C36
RGBrgb(4, 124, 54)
HSLhsl(145, 94%, 25%)
HSVhsv(145, 97%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 56%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.141 149.6)
LABlab(45.22% -42.73 29.19)
LCHlch(45.22% 51.75 145.66)

What #047C36 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 #047C36, 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.

#047C36 Channel Values

How #047C36 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 124 · B 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 94% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 97% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.33:1 vs white · 3.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #047C36 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 text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #047C36 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #047C36

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #047C36; 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.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #047C36

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 #047C36.

How #047C36 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#047C36
Protanopia#727237
Protanomaly#597636
Deuteranopia#67673A
Deuteranomaly#517039
Tritanopia#297676
Tritanomaly#1F7862
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #047C36 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-047c36: #047C36;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #047C36;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-047c36': '#047C36' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.486, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_047c36">#047C36</color>
SVG fillfill="#047C36"

More Green Colors

#047C36 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#047C36 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #047C36?

#047C36 is a dark green — rgb(4, 124, 54) in RGB and hsl(145, 94%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is La Salle Green (#087830), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.16.

What is the RGB value of #047C36?

#047C36 is rgb(4, 124, 54) — red 4, green 124, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #047C36?

#047C36 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 56%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #047C36 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #047C36 scores 5.33:1 against white and 3.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #047C36 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #047C36 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 12.47, which is visibly different.

Open #047C36 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.