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#01790F Color

#01790F is rgb(1, 121, 15) in RGB, hsl(127, 98%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 88%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xbox Green (#0E7A0D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01790F
HEX#01790F
RGBrgb(1, 121, 15)
HSLhsl(127, 98%, 24%)
HSVhsv(127, 99%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 88%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.165 143.4)
LABlab(43.86% -45.11 43.48)
LCHlch(43.86% 62.65 136.05)

What #01790F 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 #01790F, 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.

#01790F Channel Values

How #01790F 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 121 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 98% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 99% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.61:1 vs white · 3.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01790F 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 text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01790F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01790F; 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 #01790F

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 #01790F.

How #01790F 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#01790F
Protanopia#6F6F11
Protanomaly#577310
Deuteranopia#64641A
Deuteranomaly#4E6D16
Tritanopia#2B7272
Tritanomaly#20755A
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01790F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01790f: #01790F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01790F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01790f': '#01790F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.475, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_01790f">#01790F</color>
SVG fillfill="#01790F"

More Green Colors

#01790F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01790F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01790F?

#01790F is a dark green — rgb(1, 121, 15) in RGB and hsl(127, 98%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xbox Green (#0E7A0D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.31.

What is the RGB value of #01790F?

#01790F is rgb(1, 121, 15) — red 1, green 121, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01790F?

#01790F converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 88%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01790F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01790F scores 5.61:1 against white and 3.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01790F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01790F 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 green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 6.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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