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#00612D Color

#00612D is rgb(0, 97, 45) in RGB, hsl(148, 100%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 54%, 62%) 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 5.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00612D
HEX#00612D
RGBrgb(0, 97, 45)
HSLhsl(148, 100%, 19%)
HSVhsv(148, 100%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 54%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(43.1% 0.115 151.3)
LABlab(35.46% -35.60 22.21)
LCHlch(35.46% 41.96 148.04)

What #00612D 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 #00612D, 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.

#00612D Channel Values

How #00612D 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 97 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 100% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 100% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.64:1 vs white · 2.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00612D 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 text7.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00612D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00612D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00612D; 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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Tints & Shades of #00612D

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 #00612D.

How #00612D 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#00612D
Protanopia#59592E
Protanomaly#455C2D
Deuteranopia#505030
Deuteranomaly#3E572F
Tritanopia#1C5C5C
Tritanomaly#145E4D
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00612D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00612d: #00612D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00612D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00612d': '#00612D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.380, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_00612d">#00612D</color>
SVG fillfill="#00612D"

More Green Colors

#00612D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#00612D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00612D?

#00612D is a darkest green — rgb(0, 97, 45) in RGB and hsl(148, 100%, 19%) 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 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #00612D?

#00612D is rgb(0, 97, 45) — red 0, green 97, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00612D?

#00612D converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 54%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00612D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #00612D scores 7.64:1 against white and 2.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00612D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00612D 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 16.4, which is visibly different.

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