#02451A Color

#02451A is rgb(2, 69, 26) in RGB, hsl(141, 94%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 62%, 73%) 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 4.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#02451A

HEX#02451A

RGBrgb(2, 69, 26)

HSLhsl(141, 94%, 14%)

HSVhsv(141, 97%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 62%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(34.1% 0.095 149)

LABlab(24.77% -28.43 19.95)

LCHlch(24.77% 34.73 144.94)

What #02451A 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 #02451A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 4.62 British Racing Green#004225ΔE 8.27 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 12.2 Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 14.12 Sacramento State Green#043927ΔE 15.99 Cadmium Green#006B3CΔE 16.76

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#02451A Channel Values

How #02451A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 2 · G 69 · B 26	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 141° · S 94% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 141° · S 97% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 97% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.24:1 vs white · 1.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #02451A 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 text11.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #02451A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #02451A; 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 #02451A

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

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How #02451A 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#02451A

Protanopia#3F3F1A

Protanomaly#30411A

Deuteranopia#38381D

Deuteranomaly#2B3E1C

Tritanopia#144141

Tritanomaly#0E4335

Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #02451A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-02451a: #02451A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #02451A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-02451a': '#02451A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.271, blue: 0.102)

Android XML<color name="color_02451a">#02451A</color>

SVG fillfill="#02451A"

More Green Colors

#02451A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#02451A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #02451A?

#02451A is a darkest green — rgb(2, 69, 26) in RGB and hsl(141, 94%, 14%) 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 4.62.

What is the RGB value of #02451A?

#02451A is rgb(2, 69, 26) — red 2, green 69, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #02451A?

#02451A converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 62%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #02451A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #02451A scores 11.24:1 against white and 1.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #02451A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #02451A 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 23.69, which is visibly different.

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