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#39471A Color

#39471A is rgb(57, 71, 26) in RGB, hsl(79, 46%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#39471A
HEX#39471A
RGBrgb(57, 71, 26)
HSLhsl(79, 46%, 19%)
HSVhsv(79, 63%, 28%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 72%)
OKLCHoklch(37.4% 0.07 124.2)
LABlab(28.09% -11.92 24.54)
LCHlch(28.09% 27.29 115.91)

What #39471A 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 #39471A, 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.

#39471A Channel Values

How #39471A 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 57 · G 71 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 46% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 63% · V 28%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 72%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.05:1 vs white · 2.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #39471A 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 text10.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #39471A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #39471A; 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 #39471A

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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How #39471A 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#39471A
Protanopia#45451A
Protanomaly#40461A
Deuteranopia#43431B
Deuteranomaly#3F441B
Tritanopia#3E4343
Tritanomaly#3C4537
Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #39471A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-39471a: #39471A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #39471A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-39471a': '#39471A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.278, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_39471a">#39471A</color>
SVG fillfill="#39471A"

More Green Colors

#39471A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#39471A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #39471A?

#39471A is a darkest green — rgb(57, 71, 26) in RGB and hsl(79, 46%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #39471A?

#39471A is rgb(57, 71, 26) — red 57, green 71, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #39471A?

#39471A converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #39471A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #39471A scores 10.05:1 against white and 2.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #39471A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #39471A 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 16.03, which is visibly different.

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