British Racing Green (#004225)

The hex code for British Racing Green is #004225. It is rgb(0, 66, 37) in RGB, hsl(154, 100%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 44%, 74%) in CMYK — a darkest green. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#004225

HEX#004225

RGBrgb(0, 66, 37)

HSLhsl(154, 100%, 13%)

HSVhsv(154, 100%, 26%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 44%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(33.4% 0.079 157)

LABlab(23.73% -26.02 12.10)

LCHlch(23.73% 28.70 155.05)

Colors Closest to British Racing Green

British Racing Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 3.68 Sacramento State Green#043927ΔE 8.18 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 11.43 MSU Green#18453BΔE 13.54 Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 13.66 Zydeco#20483FΔE 15.05

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#004225 Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 66 · B 37	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 154° · S 100% · L 13%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 154° · S 100% · V 26%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 74%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.63:1 vs white · 1.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a British Racing Green 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 text11.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With British Racing Green

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of British Racing Green

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

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How British Racing Green 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#004225

Protanopia#3C3C25

Protanomaly#2E3E25

Deuteranopia#363627

Deuteranomaly#293B26

Tritanopia#0F3F3F

Tritanomaly#094036

Achromatopsia#393939

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Using #004225 in Code

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

CSS custom property--british-racing-green: #004225;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #004225;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'british-racing-green': '#004225' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.259, blue: 0.145)

Android XML<color name="british_racing_green">#004225</color>

SVG fillfill="#004225"

More Green Colors

British Racing Green sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

004700 004200 004730 00381c 004d00 003800 004f3b 00331f 005200 003300 005700 002e00 009966 00ff7f 171c0c 28774a 355e3b 4d8c57 66cc00 84b12b 99ff00 addfad c9dc87 ddf719

#004225 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for British Racing Green?

The hex code for British Racing Green is #004225. That is rgb(0, 66, 37) in RGB, hsl(154, 100%, 13%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 44%, 74%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #004225?

#004225 is rgb(0, 66, 37) — red 0, green 66, and blue 37 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #004225?

#004225 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 44%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #004225 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #004225 scores 11.63:1 against white and 1.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #004225 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #004225 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 22.4, which is visibly different.

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