#447740 Color

#447740 is rgb(68, 119, 64) in RGB, hsl(116, 30%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 46%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fern Green (#4F7942), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#447740

HEX#447740

RGBrgb(68, 119, 64)

HSLhsl(116, 30%, 36%)

HSVhsv(116, 46%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 46%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.1 142.5)

LABlab(45.39% -26.92 24.59)

LCHlch(45.39% 36.46 137.59)

What #447740 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 #447740, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 3.55 Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 8.53 Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 8.75 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 9.45 Dark Spring Green#177245ΔE 11.62 Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 11.91

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

#447740 Channel Values

How #447740 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 68 · G 119 · B 64	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 116° · S 30% · L 36%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 116° · S 46% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 43% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.3:1 vs white · 3.96:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #447740 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 text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #447740

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #447740; 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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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #447740

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 #447740.

How #447740 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#447740

Protanopia#707040

Protanomaly#627340

Deuteranopia#696942

Deuteranomaly#5D6F41

Tritanopia#4D7272

Tritanomaly#4A7462

Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #447740 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-447740: #447740;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #447740;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-447740': '#447740' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.467, blue: 0.251)

Android XML<color name="color_447740">#447740</color>

SVG fillfill="#447740"

More Green Colors

#447740 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#447740 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #447740?

#447740 is a dark green — rgb(68, 119, 64) in RGB and hsl(116, 30%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.55.

What is the RGB value of #447740?

#447740 is rgb(68, 119, 64) — red 68, green 119, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #447740?

#447740 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 46%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #447740 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #447740 scores 5.3:1 against white and 3.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #447740 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #447740 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 12.35, which is visibly different.

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