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#037235 Color

#037235 is rgb(3, 114, 53) in RGB, hsl(147, 95%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 54%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#037235
HEX#037235
RGBrgb(3, 114, 53)
HSLhsl(147, 95%, 23%)
HSVhsv(147, 97%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 54%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.129 150.8)
LABlab(41.69% -39.78 25.47)
LCHlch(41.69% 47.24 147.36)

What #037235 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 #037235, 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.

#037235 Channel Values

How #037235 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 3 · G 114 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 95% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 97% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.07:1 vs white · 3.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #037235 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 text6.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #037235 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #037235

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #037235; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #037235

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 #037235.

How #037235 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#037235
Protanopia#686836
Protanomaly#526C35
Deuteranopia#5E5E39
Deuteranomaly#4A6737
Tritanopia#246D6D
Tritanomaly#1B6F5B
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #037235 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-037235: #037235;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #037235;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-037235': '#037235' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.447, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_037235">#037235</color>
SVG fillfill="#037235"

More Green Colors

#037235 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#037235 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #037235?

#037235 is a dark green — rgb(3, 114, 53) in RGB and hsl(147, 95%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.86.

What is the RGB value of #037235?

#037235 is rgb(3, 114, 53) — red 3, green 114, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #037235?

#037235 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 54%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #037235 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #037235 scores 6.07:1 against white and 3.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #037235 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #037235 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 11.6, which is visibly different.

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