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#051901 Color

#051901 is rgb(5, 25, 1) in RGB, hsl(110, 92%, 5%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 0%, 96%, 90%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), visibly different at ΔE 12.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#051901
HEX#051901
RGBrgb(5, 25, 1)
HSLhsl(110, 92%, 5%)
HSVhsv(110, 96%, 10%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 96%, 90%)
OKLCHoklch(18.9% 0.056 138.8)
LABlab(6.62% -10.56 9.18)
LCHlch(6.62% 13.99 138.99)

What #051901 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 #051901, 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.

#051901 Channel Values

How #051901 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 25 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 92% · L 5%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 96% · V 10%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 90%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.33:1 vs white · 1.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #051901 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 text18.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #051901 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #051901

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #051901; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #051901

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 #051901.

How #051901 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#051901
Protanopia#171701
Protanomaly#111801
Deuteranopia#141402
Deuteranomaly#0F1601
Tritanopia#091717
Tritanomaly#071810
Achromatopsia#151515

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #051901 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-051901: #051901;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #051901;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-051901': '#051901' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.098, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_051901">#051901</color>
SVG fillfill="#051901"

More Green Colors

#051901 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#051901 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #051901?

#051901 is a darkest green — rgb(5, 25, 1) in RGB and hsl(110, 92%, 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 12.12.

What is the RGB value of #051901?

#051901 is rgb(5, 25, 1) — red 5, green 25, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #051901?

#051901 converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 0%, 96%, 90%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #051901 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #051901 scores 18.33:1 against white and 1.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #051901 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #051901 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 15.47, which is visibly different.

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