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#02401B Color

#02401B is rgb(2, 64, 27) in RGB, hsl(144, 94%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 58%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#02401B
HEX#02401B
RGBrgb(2, 64, 27)
HSLhsl(144, 94%, 13%)
HSVhsv(144, 97%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 58%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(32.6% 0.087 150.7)
LABlab(22.85% -26.54 17.08)
LCHlch(22.85% 31.56 147.24)

What #02401B 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 #02401B, 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.

#02401B Channel Values

How #02401B 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 2 · G 64 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 94% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 97% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.99:1 vs white · 1.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #02401B 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 text11.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #02401B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #02401B; 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 #02401B

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 #02401B.

How #02401B 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#02401B
Protanopia#3A3A1B
Protanomaly#2D3D1B
Deuteranopia#34341D
Deuteranomaly#28391C
Tritanopia#113D3D
Tritanomaly#0C3E32
Achromatopsia#373737

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #02401B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-02401b: #02401B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #02401B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-02401b': '#02401B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.251, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_02401b">#02401B</color>
SVG fillfill="#02401B"

More Green Colors

#02401B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#02401B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #02401B?

#02401B is a darkest green — rgb(2, 64, 27) in RGB and hsl(144, 94%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.37.

What is the RGB value of #02401B?

#02401B is rgb(2, 64, 27) — red 2, green 64, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #02401B?

#02401B converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 58%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #02401B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #02401B scores 11.99:1 against white and 1.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #02401B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #02401B 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 25.67, which is a different colour altogether.

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