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#00853E Color

#00853E is rgb(0, 133, 62) in RGB, hsl(148, 100%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 53%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Green (#008543), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00853E
HEX#00853E
RGBrgb(0, 133, 62)
HSLhsl(148, 100%, 26%)
HSVhsv(148, 100%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 53%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.146 150.7)
LABlab(48.39% -44.84 28.88)
LCHlch(48.39% 53.34 147.22)

What #00853E 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 #00853E, 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.

#00853E Channel Values

How #00853E 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 133 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 100% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 100% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00853E 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 text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00853E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00853E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #00853E

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

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How #00853E 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#00853E
Protanopia#7A7A3F
Protanomaly#607F3E
Deuteranopia#6E6E42
Deuteranomaly#577841
Tritanopia#2B7F7F
Tritanomaly#20816B
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00853E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00853e: #00853E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00853E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00853e': '#00853E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.522, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_00853e">#00853E</color>
SVG fillfill="#00853E"

More Green Colors

#00853E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#00853E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00853E?

#00853E is a dark green — rgb(0, 133, 62) in RGB and hsl(148, 100%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Green (#008543), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.61.

What is the RGB value of #00853E?

#00853E is rgb(0, 133, 62) — red 0, green 133, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00853E?

#00853E converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 53%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00853E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #00853E scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00853E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00853E 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 12.03, which is visibly different.

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