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#46700F Color

#46700F is rgb(70, 112, 15) in RGB, hsl(86, 76%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 87%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sap Green (#507D2A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#46700F
HEX#46700F
RGBrgb(70, 112, 15)
HSLhsl(86, 76%, 25%)
HSVhsv(86, 87%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 87%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.129 131.4)
LABlab(42.77% -26.71 43.46)
LCHlch(42.77% 51.01 121.57)

What #46700F 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 #46700F, 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.

#46700F Channel Values

How #46700F 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 70 · G 112 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 76% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 87% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.86:1 vs white · 3.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #46700F 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 text5.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #46700F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #46700F; 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 #46700F

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 #46700F.

How #46700F 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#46700F
Protanopia#6A6A10
Protanomaly#5E6D10
Deuteranopia#646415
Deuteranomaly#5A6913
Tritanopia#516969
Tritanomaly#4D6C53
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #46700F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-46700f: #46700F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #46700F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-46700f': '#46700F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.439, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_46700f">#46700F</color>
SVG fillfill="#46700F"

More Green Colors

#46700F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#46700F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #46700F?

#46700F is a dark green — rgb(70, 112, 15) in RGB and hsl(86, 76%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sap Green (#507D2A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #46700F?

#46700F is rgb(70, 112, 15) — red 70, green 112, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #46700F?

#46700F converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 87%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #46700F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #46700F scores 5.86:1 against white and 3.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #46700F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #46700F 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 13.44, which is visibly different.

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