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#718500 Color

#718500 is rgb(113, 133, 0) in RGB, hsl(69, 100%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 100%, 48%) 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 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#718500
HEX#718500
RGBrgb(113, 133, 0)
HSLhsl(69, 100%, 26%)
HSVhsv(69, 100%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 100%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.137 119.7)
LABlab(52.39% -18.68 55.50)
LCHlch(52.39% 58.56 108.60)

What #718500 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 #718500, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 9.09Olive#808000ΔE 9.25Citron#9FA91FΔE 16.23Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 16.65Khaki Green#728639ΔE 17.54Sap Green#507D2AΔE 19.51

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

#718500 Channel Values

How #718500 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 113 · G 133 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 100% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 100% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #718500 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 text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #718500 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #718500

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #718500; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#718500
Complementary
#140085
Analogous
#855600
Analogous
#2E8500
Triadic
#007185
Triadic
#850071
Split comp.
#002E85
Split comp.
#560085

Tints & Shades of #718500

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

#9CB800
#CCF000
#DEFF24
#E6FF57
#EDFF8A
#F6FFC2

Shades

#647500
#576600
#4A5700
#384200
#2B3300
#1E2400

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #718500.

How #718500 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#718500
Protanopia#828201
Protanomaly#7B8301
Deuteranopia#7F7F06
Deuteranomaly#7A8104
Tritanopia#7A7D7D
Tritanomaly#778062
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #718500 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-718500: #718500;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #718500;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-718500': '#718500' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.522, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_718500">#718500</color>
SVG fillfill="#718500"

More Green Colors

#718500 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#718500 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #718500?

#718500 is a dark green — rgb(113, 133, 0) in RGB and hsl(69, 100%, 26%) 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 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #718500?

#718500 is rgb(113, 133, 0) — red 113, green 133, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #718500?

#718500 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 100%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #718500 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #718500 scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #718500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #718500 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 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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