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#019872 Color

#019872 is rgb(1, 152, 114) in RGB, hsl(165, 99%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 25%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#019872
HEX#019872
RGBrgb(1, 152, 114)
HSLhsl(165, 99%, 30%)
HSVhsv(165, 99%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 25%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.123 167.4)
LABlab(55.62% -42.74 10.02)
LCHlch(55.62% 43.90 166.80)

What #019872 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 #019872, 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.

#019872 Channel Values

How #019872 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 152 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 99% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 99% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #019872 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #019872

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #019872; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #019872

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 #019872.

How #019872 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#019872
Protanopia#8C8C72
Protanomaly#6E9172
Deuteranopia#7E7E75
Deuteranomaly#648974
Tritanopia#259494
Tritanomaly#1C9688
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #019872 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-019872: #019872;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #019872;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-019872': '#019872' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.596, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_019872">#019872</color>
SVG fillfill="#019872"

More Green Colors

#019872 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#019872 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #019872?

#019872 is a dark green — rgb(1, 152, 114) in RGB and hsl(165, 99%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.75.

What is the RGB value of #019872?

#019872 is rgb(1, 152, 114) — red 1, green 152, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #019872?

#019872 converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 25%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #019872 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #019872 scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #019872 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #019872 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 11.5, which is visibly different.

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