#005735 Color

#005735 is rgb(0, 87, 53) in RGB, hsl(157, 100%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 39%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#005735

HEX#005735

RGBrgb(0, 87, 53)

HSLhsl(157, 100%, 17%)

HSVhsv(157, 100%, 34%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 39%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(40.3% 0.093 158.7)

LABlab(31.92% -30.89 13.08)

LCHlch(31.92% 33.55 157.05)

What #005735 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 #005735, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 8.64 Bottle Green#006A4EΔE 9.17 British Racing Green#004225ΔE 9.58 Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 10.68 Cadmium Green#006B3CΔE 10.88 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 11.43

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

#005735 Channel Values

How #005735 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 53	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 157° · S 100% · L 17%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 157° · S 100% · V 34%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 66%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.7:1 vs white · 2.41:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #005735 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 text8.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #005735

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #005735; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #005735

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 #005735.

How #005735 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#005735

Protanopia#4F4F35

Protanomaly#3E5335

Deuteranopia#474737

Deuteranomaly#374E36

Tritanopia#155454

Tritanomaly#0E5549

Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

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Using #005735 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-005735: #005735;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #005735;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-005735': '#005735' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.341, blue: 0.208)

Android XML<color name="color_005735">#005735</color>

SVG fillfill="#005735"

More Green Colors

#005735 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

005c00 00572b 006045 005700 006100 005200 006400 004f3b 006600 004d00 006633 004730 00a86b 032e15 186318 2b5700 39a78e 4f7942 66cdaa 87b42d 99ffcc adffad cbfbf1 e3f988

#005735 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #005735?

#005735 is a darkest green — rgb(0, 87, 53) in RGB and hsl(157, 100%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.64.

What is the RGB value of #005735?

#005735 is rgb(0, 87, 53) — red 0, green 87, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #005735?

#005735 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 39%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #005735 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #005735 scores 8.7:1 against white and 2.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #005735 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #005735 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 21.77, which is visibly different.

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