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#06280B Color

#06280B is rgb(6, 40, 11) in RGB, hsl(129, 74%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 0%, 73%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06280B
HEX#06280B
RGBrgb(6, 40, 11)
HSLhsl(129, 74%, 9%)
HSVhsv(129, 85%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 0%, 73%, 84%)
OKLCHoklch(24.4% 0.065 145.9)
LABlab(13.12% -18.54 14.17)
LCHlch(13.12% 23.33 142.60)

What #06280B 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 #06280B, 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.

#06280B Channel Values

How #06280B 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 6 · G 40 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 74% · L 9%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 85% · V 16%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 85% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 84%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.96:1 vs white · 1.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06280B 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 text15.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #06280B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06280B; 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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Tints & Shades of #06280B

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 #06280B.

How #06280B 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#06280B
Protanopia#24240B
Protanomaly#1C260B
Deuteranopia#20200D
Deuteranomaly#19240C
Tritanopia#0D2626
Tritanomaly#0A271E
Achromatopsia#222222

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06280B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06280b: #06280B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06280B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06280b': '#06280B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.157, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_06280b">#06280B</color>
SVG fillfill="#06280B"

More Green Colors

#06280B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#06280B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06280B?

#06280B is a darkest green — rgb(6, 40, 11) in RGB and hsl(129, 74%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.68.

What is the RGB value of #06280B?

#06280B is rgb(6, 40, 11) — red 6, green 40, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06280B?

#06280B converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 0%, 73%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06280B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #06280B scores 15.96:1 against white and 1.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06280B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06280B 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 26.31, which is a different colour altogether.

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