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#709121 Color

#709121 is rgb(112, 145, 33) in RGB, hsl(78, 63%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 77%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#709121
HEX#709121
RGBrgb(112, 145, 33)
HSLhsl(78, 63%, 35%)
HSVhsv(78, 77%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 77%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.14 125.1)
LABlab(56.08% -23.96 50.99)
LCHlch(56.08% 56.34 115.17)

What #709121 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 #709121, 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.

#709121 Channel Values

How #709121 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 112 · G 145 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 63% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 77% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 77% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.65:1 vs white · 5.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #709121 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #709121

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #709121; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #709121

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #709121.

How #709121 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#709121
Protanopia#8C8C22
Protanomaly#828E21
Deuteranopia#878725
Deuteranomaly#7F8B24
Tritanopia#7A8989
Tritanomaly#768C6E
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #709121 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-709121: #709121;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #709121;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-709121': '#709121' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.569, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_709121">#709121</color>
SVG fillfill="#709121"

More Green Colors

#709121 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#709121 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #709121?

#709121 is a dark green — rgb(112, 145, 33) in RGB and hsl(78, 63%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.42.

What is the RGB value of #709121?

#709121 is rgb(112, 145, 33) — red 112, green 145, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #709121?

#709121 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 77%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #709121 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #709121 scores 3.65:1 against white and 5.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #709121 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #709121 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 2.42, which is very hard to tell apart.

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