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#00421C Color

#00421C is rgb(0, 66, 28) in RGB, hsl(145, 100%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 58%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00421C
HEX#00421C
RGBrgb(0, 66, 28)
HSLhsl(145, 100%, 13%)
HSVhsv(145, 100%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 58%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(33.2% 0.089 151.1)
LABlab(23.59% -27.47 17.39)
LCHlch(23.59% 32.51 147.67)

What #00421C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00421C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#00421C Channel Values

How #00421C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 66 · B 288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 100% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 100% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.69:1 vs white · 1.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00421C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00421C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00421C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #00421C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00421C.

How #00421C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00421C
Protanopia#3C3C1C
Protanomaly#2E3E1C
Deuteranopia#36361E
Deuteranomaly#293B1D
Tritanopia#113F3F
Tritanomaly#0B4034
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00421C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-00421c: #00421C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00421C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00421c': '#00421C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.259, blue: 0.110)
Android XML<color name="color_00421c">#00421C</color>
SVG fillfill="#00421C"

More Green Colors

#00421C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#00421C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00421C?

#00421C is a darkest green — rgb(0, 66, 28) in RGB and hsl(145, 100%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.09.

What is the RGB value of #00421C?

#00421C is rgb(0, 66, 28) — red 0, green 66, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00421C?

#00421C converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 58%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00421C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #00421C scores 11.69:1 against white and 1.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00421C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00421C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 25.34, which is a different colour altogether.

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