#71873B Color

#71873B is rgb(113, 135, 59) in RGB, hsl(77, 39%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 56%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki Green (#728639), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#71873B

HEX#71873B

RGBrgb(113, 135, 59)

HSLhsl(77, 39%, 38%)

HSVhsv(77, 56%, 53%)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 56%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.106 123.1)

LABlab(53.28% -17.42 37.37)

LCHlch(53.28% 41.23 114.99)

What #71873B 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 #71873B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Khaki Green#728639ΔE 1.08 Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 10.78 Sap Green#507D2AΔE 11.3 Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 11.49 Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 11.54 Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 13.04

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#71873B Channel Values

How #71873B 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 113 · G 135 · B 59	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 77° · S 39% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 77° · S 56% · V 53%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 16% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 47%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.01:1 vs white · 5.23:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #71873B 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 text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #71873B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #71873B; 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 #71873B

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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Shades

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How #71873B 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#71873B

Protanopia#84843B

Protanomaly#7D853B

Deuteranopia#80803C

Deuteranomaly#7A833C

Tritanopia#798080

Tritanomaly#76836B

Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #71873B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-71873b: #71873B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #71873B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-71873b': '#71873B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.529, blue: 0.231)

Android XML<color name="color_71873b">#71873B</color>

SVG fillfill="#71873B"

More Green Colors

#71873B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#71873B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #71873B?

#71873B is a dark green — rgb(113, 135, 59) in RGB and hsl(77, 39%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.08.

What is the RGB value of #71873B?

#71873B is rgb(113, 135, 59) — red 113, green 135, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #71873B?

#71873B converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 56%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #71873B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #71873B scores 4.01:1 against white and 5.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #71873B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #71873B 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 13.04, which is visibly different.

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