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#01421F Color

#01421F is rgb(1, 66, 31) in RGB, hsl(148, 97%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 53%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01421F
HEX#01421F
RGBrgb(1, 66, 31)
HSLhsl(148, 97%, 13%)
HSVhsv(148, 98%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 53%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(33.3% 0.086 152.6)
LABlab(23.66% -26.85 15.69)
LCHlch(23.66% 31.10 149.69)

What #01421F 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 #01421F, 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.

#01421F Channel Values

How #01421F 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 66 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 97% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 98% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.66:1 vs white · 1.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01421F 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 text11.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01421F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01421F; 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 #01421F

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 #01421F.

How #01421F 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#01421F
Protanopia#3C3C1F
Protanomaly#2E3F1F
Deuteranopia#363621
Deuteranomaly#293B20
Tritanopia#113F3F
Tritanomaly#0B4035
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01421F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01421f: #01421F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01421F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01421f': '#01421F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.259, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_01421f">#01421F</color>
SVG fillfill="#01421F"

More Green Colors

#01421F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01421F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01421F?

#01421F is a darkest green — rgb(1, 66, 31) in RGB and hsl(148, 97%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.92.

What is the RGB value of #01421F?

#01421F is rgb(1, 66, 31) — red 1, green 66, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01421F?

#01421F converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 53%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01421F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01421F scores 11.66:1 against white and 1.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01421F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01421F 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 25.58, which is a different colour altogether.

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