Darkgreen — #006400
#006400 is a dark, vivid green. It is the CSS named color darkgreen.
Color values
| HEX | #006400 |
| RGB | rgb(0, 100, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 100%, 20%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 61%) |
| Decimal | 25600 |
| CSS | color: #006400; |
| Android | 0xFF006400 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.392, blue: 0.000, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #006400 | 7.44:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #006400 | 2.82:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #006400
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #006400 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #006400
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #006400 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #006400; background-color: #006400; }
.element { color: rgb(0 100 0); }
.element { color: hsl(120 100% 20%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#006400] text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #006400;Frequently asked questions
What color is #006400?
#006400 is a dark, vivid green, which CSS calls darkgreen. Its hue sits at 120° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness.
What is #006400 in RGB?
#006400 converts to rgb(0, 100, 0) — 0 red, 100 green and 0 blue.
What is #006400 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 61%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #006400 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (7.44:1 versus 2.82:1).
What is the complementary color of #006400?
#660066 — the hue directly opposite #006400 on the color wheel.