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#051802 Color

#051802 is rgb(5, 24, 2) in RGB, hsl(112, 85%, 5%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 0%, 92%, 91%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), visibly different at ΔE 11.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#051802
HEX#051802
RGBrgb(5, 24, 2)
HSLhsl(112, 85%, 5%)
HSVhsv(112, 92%, 9%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 92%, 91%)
OKLCHoklch(18.6% 0.052 139.7)
LABlab(6.25% -9.73 8.25)
LCHlch(6.25% 12.75 139.70)

What #051802 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 #051802, 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.

#051802 Channel Values

How #051802 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 5 · G 24 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 112° · S 85% · L 5%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 112° · S 92% · V 9%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 0% · Y 92% · K 91%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.45:1 vs white · 1.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #051802 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 text18.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #051802

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #051802; 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 #051802

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 #051802.

How #051802 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#051802
Protanopia#161602
Protanomaly#101702
Deuteranopia#131303
Deuteranomaly#0E1502
Tritanopia#091616
Tritanomaly#071710
Achromatopsia#141414

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #051802 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-051802: #051802;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #051802;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-051802': '#051802' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.094, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_051802">#051802</color>
SVG fillfill="#051802"

More Green Colors

#051802 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#051802 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #051802?

#051802 is a darkest green — rgb(5, 24, 2) in RGB and hsl(112, 85%, 5%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.32.

What is the RGB value of #051802?

#051802 is rgb(5, 24, 2) — red 5, green 24, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #051802?

#051802 converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 0%, 92%, 91%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #051802 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #051802 scores 18.45:1 against white and 1.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #051802 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #051802 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.2, which is visibly different.

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