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#474E22 Color

#474E22 is rgb(71, 78, 34) in RGB, hsl(70, 39%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 56%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#474E22
HEX#474E22
RGBrgb(71, 78, 34)
HSLhsl(70, 39%, 22%)
HSVhsv(70, 56%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 56%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(40.7% 0.066 116.9)
LABlab(31.72% -8.53 24.68)
LCHlch(31.72% 26.12 109.07)

What #474E22 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 #474E22, 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.

#474E22 Channel Values

How #474E22 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 71 · G 78 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 39% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 56% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.82:1 vs white · 2.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #474E22 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 text8.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #474E22

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #474E22; 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 #474E22

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 #474E22 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#474E22
Protanopia#4D4D22
Protanomaly#4B4D22
Deuteranopia#4C4C22
Deuteranomaly#4A4D22
Tritanopia#4B4A4A
Tritanomaly#4A4C3E
Achromatopsia#4A4A4A

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Using #474E22 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-474e22: #474E22;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #474E22;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-474e22': '#474E22' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.306, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_474e22">#474E22</color>
SVG fillfill="#474E22"

More Green Colors

#474E22 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#474E22 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #474E22?

#474E22 is a dark green — rgb(71, 78, 34) in RGB and hsl(70, 39%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.04.

What is the RGB value of #474E22?

#474E22 is rgb(71, 78, 34) — red 71, green 78, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #474E22?

#474E22 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 56%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #474E22 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #474E22 scores 8.82:1 against white and 2.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #474E22 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #474E22 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 14.38, which is visibly different.

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