#00572B Color

#00572B is rgb(0, 87, 43) in RGB, hsl(150, 100%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 51%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadmium Green (#006B3C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00572B

HEX#00572B

RGBrgb(0, 87, 43)

HSLhsl(150, 100%, 17%)

HSVhsv(150, 100%, 34%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 51%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(40% 0.103 152.9)

LABlab(31.76% -32.54 18.77)

LCHlch(31.76% 37.56 150.03)

What #00572B 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 #00572B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadmium Green#006B3CΔE 8.6 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 9.12 Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 9.58 Dark Spring Green#177245ΔE 10.9 Dartmouth Green#00703CΔE 11.18 British Racing Green#004225ΔE 12.3

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

#00572B Channel Values

How #00572B 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 87 · B 43	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 150° · S 100% · L 17%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 150° · S 100% · V 34%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 66%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.76:1 vs white · 2.4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00572B 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 text8.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00572B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00572B; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #00572B

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.

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Shades

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How #00572B 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#00572B

Protanopia#4F4F2B

Protanomaly#3E532B

Deuteranopia#47472E

Deuteranomaly#374E2D

Tritanopia#185353

Tritanomaly#115546

Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

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Using #00572B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00572b: #00572B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00572B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00572b': '#00572B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.341, blue: 0.169)

Android XML<color name="color_00572b">#00572B</color>

SVG fillfill="#00572B"

More Green Colors

#00572B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

005735 005700 005c00 005200 006045 004f3b 006100 004d00 006400 004730 006600 004700 00a63e 01ffcd 18453b 2a8000 396039 4f6d5b 66cc99 86c8bc 99ff99 adff2f caf7ca deefbd

#00572B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00572B?

#00572B is a darkest green — rgb(0, 87, 43) in RGB and hsl(150, 100%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006B3C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.6.

What is the RGB value of #00572B?

#00572B is rgb(0, 87, 43) — red 0, green 87, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00572B?

#00572B converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 51%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00572B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #00572B scores 8.76:1 against white and 2.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00572B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00572B 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 20.45, which is visibly different.

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