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#01270B Color

#01270B is rgb(1, 39, 11) in RGB, hsl(136, 95%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 72%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01270B
HEX#01270B
RGBrgb(1, 39, 11)
HSLhsl(136, 95%, 8%)
HSVhsv(136, 97%, 15%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 72%, 85%)
OKLCHoklch(23.9% 0.067 148.5)
LABlab(12.49% -19.82 13.30)
LCHlch(12.49% 23.87 146.14)

What #01270B 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 #01270B, 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.

#01270B Channel Values

How #01270B 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 1 · G 39 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 95% · L 8%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 97% · V 15%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 85%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.2:1 vs white · 1.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01270B 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 text16.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #01270B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #01270B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01270B; 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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Tints & Shades of #01270B

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 #01270B.

How #01270B 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#01270B
Protanopia#23230B
Protanomaly#1A250B
Deuteranopia#1F1F0D
Deuteranomaly#17220C
Tritanopia#082525
Tritanomaly#05261D
Achromatopsia#202020

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01270B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01270b: #01270B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01270B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01270b': '#01270B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.153, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_01270b">#01270B</color>
SVG fillfill="#01270B"

More Green Colors

#01270B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01270B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01270B?

#01270B is a darkest green — rgb(1, 39, 11) in RGB and hsl(136, 95%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.76.

What is the RGB value of #01270B?

#01270B is rgb(1, 39, 11) — red 1, green 39, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01270B?

#01270B converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 72%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01270B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01270B scores 16.2:1 against white and 1.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01270B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01270B 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 26.5, which is a different colour altogether.

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