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#00561D Color

#00561D is rgb(0, 86, 29) in RGB, hsl(140, 100%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 66%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mughal Green (#306030), visibly different at ΔE 10.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00561D
HEX#00561D
RGBrgb(0, 86, 29)
HSLhsl(140, 100%, 17%)
HSVhsv(140, 100%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 66%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(39.5% 0.116 147.6)
LABlab(31.22% -33.99 25.73)
LCHlch(31.22% 42.63 142.87)

What #00561D 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 #00561D, 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.

#00561D Channel Values

How #00561D 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 86 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 100% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 100% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.94:1 vs white · 2.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00561D 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 text8.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00561D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00561D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00561D; 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 #00561D

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 #00561D.

How #00561D 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#00561D
Protanopia#4F4F1E
Protanomaly#3D521D
Deuteranopia#474721
Deuteranomaly#364D1F
Tritanopia#1A5151
Tritanomaly#125342
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00561D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00561d: #00561D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00561D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00561d': '#00561D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.337, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_00561d">#00561D</color>
SVG fillfill="#00561D"

More Green Colors

#00561D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#00561D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00561D?

#00561D is a darkest green — rgb(0, 86, 29) in RGB and hsl(140, 100%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mughal Green (#306030), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.68.

What is the RGB value of #00561D?

#00561D is rgb(0, 86, 29) — red 0, green 86, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00561D?

#00561D converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 66%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00561D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #00561D scores 8.94:1 against white and 2.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00561D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00561D 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 16.91, which is visibly different.

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