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#4E7A00 Color

#4E7A00 is rgb(78, 122, 0) in RGB, hsl(82, 100%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 100%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E7A00
HEX#4E7A00
RGBrgb(78, 122, 0)
HSLhsl(82, 100%, 24%)
HSVhsv(82, 100%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 100%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.142 130.2)
LABlab(46.51% -28.28 49.93)
LCHlch(46.51% 57.39 119.53)

What #4E7A00 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 #4E7A00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 9.17Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 10.73Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 11.15Sap Green#507D2AΔE 11.49Napier Green#2A8000ΔE 13.63Xbox Green#0E7A0DΔE 17.12

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

#4E7A00 Channel Values

How #4E7A00 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 78 · G 122 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 100% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 100% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.11:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4E7A00 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 text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4E7A00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4E7A00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4E7A00
Complementary
#2D007A
Analogous
#7A6A00
Analogous
#107A00
Triadic
#004E7A
Triadic
#7A004E
Split comp.
#00107A
Split comp.
#6A007A

Tints & Shades of #4E7A00

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

#71B300
#91E600
#ADFF1F
#BFFF52
#D4FF8A
#E7FFBD

Shades

#446B00
#3A5C00
#304D00
#2A4200
#203300
#172400

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4E7A00.

How #4E7A00 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#4E7A00
Protanopia#747402
Protanomaly#677601
Deuteranopia#6E6E0B
Deuteranomaly#637307
Tritanopia#597373
Tritanomaly#55765A
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #4E7A00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4e7a00: #4E7A00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E7A00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4e7a00': '#4E7A00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.478, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_4e7a00">#4E7A00</color>
SVG fillfill="#4E7A00"

More Green Colors

#4E7A00 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#4E7A00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4E7A00?

#4E7A00 is a dark green — rgb(78, 122, 0) in RGB and hsl(82, 100%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #4E7A00?

#4E7A00 is rgb(78, 122, 0) — red 78, green 122, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E7A00?

#4E7A00 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 100%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E7A00 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E7A00 scores 5.11:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E7A00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E7A00 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 9.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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