What color is #476100?

#476100 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #476100?

The RGB value is 71, 97, 0: 71 red, 97 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #476100?

The complementary color is #1A0061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #476100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#476100 color

#476100 rgb(71, 97, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #476100 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 38% green and 0% blue (71, 97, 0).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#476100 color codes

HEX	`#476100`
RGB	`rgb(71, 97, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 38%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 100%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.64, -22.91, 44.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.64, 49.65, 117.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.873, 9.889, 1.547)`
Decimal	`4677888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #476100, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #476100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#476100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #476100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #476100; }
.text { color: #476100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 97 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #476100, #166100); }

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Questions

What color is #476100?: #476100 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #476100?: The RGB value is 71, 97, 0: 71 red, 97 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #476100?: The complementary color is #1A0061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #476100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.