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#447B09 Color

#447B09 is rgb(68, 123, 9) in RGB, hsl(89, 86%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 93%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Green (#296E01), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#447B09
HEX#447B09
RGBrgb(68, 123, 9)
HSLhsl(89, 86%, 26%)
HSVhsv(89, 93%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 93%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.146 133.9)
LABlab(46.31% -32.22 47.70)
LCHlch(46.31% 57.56 124.04)

What #447B09 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 #447B09, 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.

#447B09 Channel Values

How #447B09 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 68 · G 123 · B 98-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 89° · S 86% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 89° · S 93% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #447B09 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #447B09

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #447B09; 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 #447B09

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #447B09.

How #447B09 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#447B09
Protanopia#74740B
Protanomaly#64770A
Deuteranopia#6D6D13
Deuteranomaly#5F7310
Tritanopia#517474
Tritanomaly#4C775B
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #447B09 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-447b09: #447B09;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #447B09;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-447b09': '#447B09' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.482, blue: 0.035)
Android XML<color name="color_447b09">#447B09</color>
SVG fillfill="#447B09"

More Green Colors

#447B09 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#447B09 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #447B09?

#447B09 is a dark green — rgb(68, 123, 9) in RGB and hsl(89, 86%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Green (#296E01), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #447B09?

#447B09 is rgb(68, 123, 9) — red 68, green 123, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #447B09?

#447B09 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 93%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #447B09 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #447B09 scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #447B09 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #447B09 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 11.53, which is visibly different.

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