#497D00 Color

#497D00 is rgb(73, 125, 0) in RGB, hsl(85, 100%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 100%, 51%) 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 9.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#497D00

HEX#497D00

RGBrgb(73, 125, 0)

HSLhsl(85, 100%, 25%)

HSVhsv(85, 100%, 49%)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 100%, 51%)

OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.149 132.4)

LABlab(47.22% -31.44 50.31)

LCHlch(47.22% 59.33 122.00)

What #497D00 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 #497D00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 9.93 Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 10.35 Napier Green#2A8000ΔE 10.5 Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 11.12 Sap Green#507D2AΔE 12.5 Xbox Green#0E7A0DΔE 14.48

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

#497D00 Channel Values

How #497D00 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 73 · G 125 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 85° · S 100% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 85° · S 100% · V 49%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 42% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 51%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.98:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #497D00 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 text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #497D00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #497D00; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #497D00

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #497D00 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#497D00

Protanopia#767602

Protanomaly#677901

Deuteranopia#6F6F0D

Deuteranomaly#627508

Tritanopia#567575

Tritanomaly#51795C

Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #497D00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-497d00: #497D00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #497D00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-497d00': '#497D00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.490, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_497d00">#497D00</color>

SVG fillfill="#497D00"

More Green Colors

#497D00 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

4a5d23 49796b 4a6318 495c28 4b5320 47ffa3 4b6f44 47ff47 4b7c4b 46c399 4c9141 44d7a8 5fa778 78d3b5 96ded1 a6fca6 bee9d1 d6ebad fdfff5 007f66 00db6e 0d350d 1fffa9 33cc33

#497D00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #497D00?

#497D00 is a dark green — rgb(73, 125, 0) in RGB and hsl(85, 100%, 25%) 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 9.93.

What is the RGB value of #497D00?

#497D00 is rgb(73, 125, 0) — red 73, green 125, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #497D00?

#497D00 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 100%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #497D00 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #497D00 scores 4.98:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #497D00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #497D00 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 10.35, which is visibly different.

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