greenneutralCC0 survey name

Evergreen #05472A

Evergreen is a dark, vivid neutral color (#05472A; HSL 154° 87% 15%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “evergreen”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens · Forest Greens

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#05472A
RGBrgb(5, 71, 42)
HSLhsl(154, 87%, 15%)
HSVhsv(154, 93%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(35.17% 0.08 157.6)
OKLaboklab(35.17% -0.0738 0.0304)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 40.8%, 72.2%)
XYZxyz(2.7335, 4.7056, 2.9542)
CIE-LABlab(25.9, -27.3, 12.1)
CIE-LCHlch(25.9, 29.9, 156.1°)
Luminance0.047 (WCAG relative)
/* Evergreen */ --evergreen: #05472a; color: #05472a; background-color: #05472a;

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

Collections: Dark Colors

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)

#084026 #0b3a23 #0c331f #0d2c1c #0d2619 #0d2015 #0b1a11 #07140d #040b06 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#24583c #3c694f #547b63 #6b8d78 #829f8d #9ab2a3 #b3c5b9 #ccd8d0 #e5ebe7 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#11462c #19452e #1f4530 #244432 #294334 #2e4236 #324138 #364039 #3a3e3b #3d3d3d

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#05472A
#470522
#05472a #470522

Analogous

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#054709
#05472A
#054347
#054709 #05472a #054347

Triadic

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#05472A
#2A0547
#472A05
#05472a #2a0547 #472a05

Tetradic

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#05472A
#090547
#470522
#434705
#05472a #090547 #470522 #434705

Square

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#05472A
#090547
#470522
#434705
#05472a #090547 #470522 #434705

Split Complementary

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#05472A
#470543
#470905
#05472a #470543 #470905

Monochromatic

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#021D11
#021D11
#05472A
#09804C
#0DB96E
#021d11 #021d11 #05472a #09804c #0db96e

Accessibility & contrast

10.82
#05472A on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
1.94
#05472A on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗

Best text on evergreen

10.82
#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)
#464028
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F3B2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004640

Closest named colors

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

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Pine Green #0A481E4.05
Spruce #0A5F387.74
Pine #2B5D348.13
Hunter Green #355E3B8.77
Dark Green #0335008.87
Forrest Green #1544069.08

Colors that go with evergreen

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

8.9:1
Same hue family as evergreen (Δh 0°) — guaranteed harmony
Powder Blue #B0E0E6
7.5:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈33°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Camel #C19A6B
4.2:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈121°) — balanced three-way contrast
Light Salmon #FEA993
5.8:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈141°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Pig Pink #E78EA5
4.5:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈169°) — 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.