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#00510D Color

#00510D is rgb(0, 81, 13) in RGB, hsl(130, 100%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 84%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lincoln Green (#195905), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00510D
HEX#00510D
RGBrgb(0, 81, 13)
HSLhsl(130, 100%, 16%)
HSVhsv(130, 100%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 84%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(37.8% 0.121 144.3)
LABlab(29.22% -33.78 30.74)
LCHlch(29.22% 45.67 137.70)

What #00510D 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 #00510D, 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.

#00510D Channel Values

How #00510D 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 81 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 100% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 100% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 84% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.62:1 vs white · 2.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00510D 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 text9.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00510D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00510D; 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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Tints & Shades of #00510D

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 #00510D.

How #00510D 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#00510D
Protanopia#4A4A0E
Protanomaly#394D0E
Deuteranopia#424213
Deuteranomaly#334911
Tritanopia#194C4C
Tritanomaly#124E3C
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00510D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00510d: #00510D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00510D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00510d': '#00510D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.318, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_00510d">#00510D</color>
SVG fillfill="#00510D"

More Green Colors

#00510D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#00510D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00510D?

#00510D is a darkest green — rgb(0, 81, 13) in RGB and hsl(130, 100%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #00510D?

#00510D is rgb(0, 81, 13) — red 0, green 81, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00510D?

#00510D converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 84%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00510D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #00510D scores 9.62:1 against white and 2.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00510D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00510D 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 13.68, which is visibly different.

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