greenneutralCC0 survey name

Deep Green #02590F

Deep Green is a dark, vivid neutral color (#02590F; HSL 129° 96% 18%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “deep green”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens · Forest Greens

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#02590F
RGBrgb(2, 89, 15)
HSLhsl(129, 96%, 18%)
HSVhsv(129, 98%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(40.33% 0.129 144.1)
OKLaboklab(40.33% -0.1045 0.0757)
CMYKcmyk(97.8%, 0%, 83.1%, 65.1%)
XYZxyz(3.6834, 7.1917, 1.6458)
CIE-LABlab(32.2, -38.7, 33.7)
CIE-LCHlch(32.2, 51.3, 139.0°)
Luminance0.072 (WCAG relative)
/* Deep Green */ --deep-green: #02590f; color: #02590f; background-color: #02590f;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: deepgreen.

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)

#08500f #0c4710 #0e3f10 #0f370f #102e0e #10260d #0f1f0a #0b1707 #060e03 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#296927 #42793d #5a8954 #71996a #88aa82 #9fba9a #b7cbb2 #cedccb #e7eee5 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#145817 #1f571e #285625 #2e552b #345330 #3a5236 #3f513c #434f41 #484d46 #4c4c4c

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#02590F
#59024C
#02590f #59024c

Analogous

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#205902
#02590F
#02593B
#205902 #02590f #02593b

Triadic

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#02590F
#0F0259
#590F02
#02590f #0f0259 #590f02

Tetradic

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#02590F
#022059
#59024C
#593B02
#02590f #022059 #59024c #593b02

Square

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#02590F
#022059
#59024C
#593B02
#02590f #022059 #59024c #593b02

Split Complementary

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#02590F
#3B0259
#590220
#02590f #3b0259 #590220

Monochromatic

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#011E05
#011E05
#02590F
#039519
#05D123
#011e05 #011e05 #02590f #039519 #05d123

Accessibility & contrast

8.61
#02590F on #FFFFFF
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1
2.44
#02590F on #000000
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1

Best text on deep green

8.61
#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)
#5B4F01
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#524A18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00564B

Closest named colors

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

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Forest #0B55091.50
Darkgreen #0064004.32
Bottle Green #044A054.68
Forest Green #2D5A275.24
Racing Green #0146005.87
Forrest Green #1544067.00

Colors that go with deep green

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Light Mint #B6FFBB
7.4:1
Same hue family as deep green (Δh 5°) — guaranteed harmony
Light Khaki #E6F2A2
7.2:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 60°) — adds depth without tension
Light Salmon #FEA993
4.6:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈117°) — balanced three-way contrast
3.6:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈148°) — strong but softer than direct complement
3.5:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈175°) — 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.