#024A15 Color

#024A15 is rgb(2, 74, 21) in RGB, hsl(136, 95%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 72%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), visibly different at ΔE 10.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#024A15

HEX#024A15

RGBrgb(2, 74, 21)

HSLhsl(136, 95%, 15%)

HSVhsv(136, 97%, 29%)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 72%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(35.7% 0.106 146.4)

LABlab(26.64% -30.66 24.69)

LCHlch(26.64% 39.36 141.15)

What #024A15 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 #024A15, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 10.04 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 11.39 Lincoln Green#195905ΔE 13.5 British Racing Green#004225ΔE 13.72 Cadmium Green#006B3CΔE 15.28 Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 16.19

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

#024A15 Channel Values

How #024A15 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 74 · B 21	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 136° · S 95% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 136° · S 97% · V 29%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 97% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 71%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.54:1 vs white · 1.99:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #024A15 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 text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #024A15

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #024A15; 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 #024A15

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 #024A15 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#024A15

Protanopia#434316

Protanomaly#344615

Deuteranopia#3D3D18

Deuteranomaly#2E4217

Tritanopia#174646

Tritanomaly#104738

Achromatopsia#3F3F3F

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Using #024A15 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-024a15: #024A15;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #024A15;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-024a15': '#024A15' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.290, blue: 0.082)

Android XML<color name="color_024a15">#024A15</color>

SVG fillfill="#024A15"

More Green Colors

#024A15 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

#024A15 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #024A15?

#024A15 is a darkest green — rgb(2, 74, 21) in RGB and hsl(136, 95%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.04.

What is the RGB value of #024A15?

#024A15 is rgb(2, 74, 21) — red 2, green 74, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #024A15?

#024A15 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 72%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #024A15 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #024A15 scores 10.54:1 against white and 1.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #024A15 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #024A15 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 20.87, which is visibly different.

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