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#01552D Color

#01552D is rgb(1, 85, 45) in RGB, hsl(151, 98%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 47%, 67%) 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 7.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01552D
HEX#01552D
RGBrgb(1, 85, 45)
HSLhsl(151, 98%, 17%)
HSVhsv(151, 99%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 47%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(39.5% 0.098 154.4)
LABlab(31.06% -31.41 16.73)
LCHlch(31.06% 35.59 151.96)

What #01552D 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 #01552D, 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.

#01552D Channel Values

How #01552D 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 85 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 98% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 99% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.98:1 vs white · 2.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01552D 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 text8.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01552D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01552D; 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 #01552D

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 #01552D.

How #01552D 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#01552D
Protanopia#4E4E2D
Protanomaly#3C512D
Deuteranopia#46462F
Deuteranomaly#364C2E
Tritanopia#175151
Tritanomaly#105345
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01552D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01552d: #01552D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01552D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01552d': '#01552D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.333, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_01552d">#01552D</color>
SVG fillfill="#01552D"

More Green Colors

#01552D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01552D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01552D?

#01552D is a darkest green — rgb(1, 85, 45) in RGB and hsl(151, 98%, 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 7.9.

What is the RGB value of #01552D?

#01552D is rgb(1, 85, 45) — red 1, green 85, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01552D?

#01552D converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 47%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01552D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01552D scores 8.98:1 against white and 2.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01552D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01552D 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 21.61, which is visibly different.

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