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#015B2B Color

#015B2B is rgb(1, 91, 43) in RGB, hsl(148, 98%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 53%, 64%) 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 7.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#015B2B
HEX#015B2B
RGBrgb(1, 91, 43)
HSLhsl(148, 98%, 18%)
HSVhsv(148, 99%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 53%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(41.3% 0.109 151.8)
LABlab(33.25% -33.77 20.62)
LCHlch(33.25% 39.57 148.60)

What #015B2B 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 #015B2B, 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.

#015B2B Channel Values

How #015B2B 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 91 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 98% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 99% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.29:1 vs white · 2.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #015B2B 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 text8.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #015B2B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #015B2B; 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 #015B2B

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #015B2B.

How #015B2B 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#015B2B
Protanopia#53532B
Protanomaly#41562B
Deuteranopia#4B4B2E
Deuteranomaly#3A522D
Tritanopia#1A5757
Tritanomaly#135849
Achromatopsia#4E4E4E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #015B2B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-015b2b: #015B2B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #015B2B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-015b2b': '#015B2B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.357, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_015b2b">#015B2B</color>
SVG fillfill="#015B2B"

More Green Colors

#015B2B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#015B2B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #015B2B?

#015B2B is a darkest green — rgb(1, 91, 43) in RGB and hsl(148, 98%, 18%) 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 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #015B2B?

#015B2B is rgb(1, 91, 43) — red 1, green 91, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #015B2B?

#015B2B converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 53%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #015B2B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #015B2B scores 8.29:1 against white and 2.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #015B2B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #015B2B 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 18.72, which is visibly different.

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