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Darkgreen #006400

Darkgreen is a very dark, highly saturated gray color with a neutral cast. Defined as one of the 148 CSS named colors in the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens · Forest Greens

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#006400
RGBrgb(0, 100, 0)
HSLhsl(120, 100%, 20%)
HSVhsv(120, 100%, 39%)
OKLCHoklch(43.6% 0.148 142.5)
OKLaboklab(43.6% -0.1177 0.0903)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 60.8%)
XYZxyz(4.5569, 9.1137, 1.519)
CIE-LABlab(36.2, -43.4, 41.9)
CIE-LCHlch(36.2, 60.3, 136.0°)
Luminance0.091 (WCAG relative)
/* Darkgreen */ --darkgreen: #006400; color: #006400; background-color: #006400;

Source: W3C CSS named color. CSS keyword: darkgreen.

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#085a04 #0d5007 #104609 #113d0a #12330b #112a0a #112108 #0d1906 #070f03 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#2b7320 #468238 #5e9150 #75a167 #8bb07f #a2c098 #b9cfb1 #d0dfca #e7efe4 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#17630f #24621a #2d6023 #355f2b #3c5e32 #425c3a #475a41 #4c5948 #51574e #555555

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#006400
#640064
#006400 #640064

Analogous

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#326400
#006400
#006432
#326400 #006400 #006432

Triadic

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#006400
#000064
#640000
#006400 #000064 #640000

Tetradic

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#006400
#003264
#640064
#643200
#006400 #003264 #640064 #643200

Square

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#006400
#003264
#640064
#643200
#006400 #003264 #640064 #643200

Split Complementary

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#006400
#320064
#640032
#006400 #320064 #640032

Monochromatic

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#001F00
#002700
#006400
#00A100
#00DE00
#001f00 #002700 #006400 #00a100 #00de00

Accessibility & contrast

7.44
#006400 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
2.82
#006400 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗

Best text on darkgreen

7.44
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665900
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5311
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006154

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Deep Green #02590F4.32
Forest #0B55095.19
Forest Green #2D5A277.75
Bottle Green #044A058.57
Navy Green #35530A8.64
Tree Green #2A7E199.06

Colors that go with darkgreen

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility. See all 10 ranked combinations →

Lightgreen #90EE90
5.3:1
Same hue family as darkgreen (Δh 0°) — guaranteed harmony
Butter #FFFF81
7.0:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 60°) — adds depth without tension
Blush Pink #FE828C
3.1:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈125°) — balanced three-way contrast
Rosa #FE86A4
3.3:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈135°) — balanced three-way contrast
Violet (CSS) #EE82EE
3.2:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.