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#4E700B — Deep Vivid Green

#4E700B is a green color we call Deep Vivid Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #4E700B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4E700B is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2C0B6F; it also sits naturally between #6F5F0B and #1C6F0B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E700B · RGB 78, 112, 11

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Color values

HEX#4E700B
RGB78, 112, 11
HSL80°, 82%, 24%
HSV80°, 90%, 44%
CMYK30%, 0%, 90%, 56%
XYZ9.00, 13.23, 2.40
Yxy13.23, 0.3653, 0.5373
CIE-Lab43.11, -26.92, 45.87
Hunter Lab36.38, -17.85, 20.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 44% · Blue 4%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 90% · Key 56%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #4E700B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E700B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E700B

.text { color: #4E700B; }
.background { background-color: #4E700B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E700B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 112, 11); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 82%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E700B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 112, 11, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E700B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 112, 11, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E700B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E700B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E700B

#47660A#415D09#3A5408#344A07#2D4106#273806#202E05#1A2504#131C03#0D1302

Tints of #4E700B

#65900E#7BB011#95D515#A8E925#B5ED45#C2F066#CFF386#DEF7AB#EBFACC#F8FDEC

Tones of #4E700B

#4B6812#496119#475A20#445328#424B2F#404536

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2C0B6F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.76:1 AA
Against black text3.65:1 AA large only

Best text color on #4E700B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E700B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #4E700B: ·

How #4E700B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #5D5D23Deuteranopia · #5B5829Tritanopia · #50373B

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind lime 600 · #65A30DTailwind stone 600 · #57534ETailwind neutral 600 · #525252

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E700B rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Lagoon
#D9F4BE · #CAF2A1 · #8EE137 · #43750F
Misty Ruby Breeze
#4B6411 · #20650E · #1E993F · #26A787
Honey Harbor
#496E19 · #1FB419 · #1EBD6B · #20999B
Vivid Ruby Petal
#537718 · #CEE063 · #682AD0 · #BDA8E7
Mellow Ruby Drift
#EDF6D0 · #E4F3B4 · #8EAF22 · #596E17
Rustic Ruby Cascade
#4A1668 · #6F1C43 · #312319 · #546F1C

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#43750F#4B6411#496E19#537718#596E17#546F1C#5A7817#416D19#5F7A15#45781E#407C18#447B1C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E700A  ·  #4E700C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E700B?

#4E700B is Deep Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 78, 112, 11). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E700B?

#4E700B is RGB 78, 112, 11 — HSL 80°, 82%, 24% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 90%, 56%.

What colors go with #4E700B?

Its complement is #2C0B6F; analogous partners are #6F5F0B and #1C6F0B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E700B for text?

White text on #4E700B has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.65:1.