Skip to content

#10512E Color

#10512E is rgb(16, 81, 46) in RGB, hsl(148, 67%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 0%, 43%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#10512E
HEX#10512E
RGBrgb(16, 81, 46)
HSLhsl(148, 67%, 19%)
HSVhsv(148, 80%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 43%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(38.6% 0.087 154.5)
LABlab(29.86% -27.74 14.65)
LCHlch(29.86% 31.37 152.15)

What #10512E 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 #10512E, 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.

#10512E Channel Values

How #10512E 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 16 · G 81 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 67% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 80% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.38:1 vs white · 2.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #10512E 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 text9.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #10512E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #10512E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #10512E; 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.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #10512E

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 #10512E.

How #10512E 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#10512E
Protanopia#4A4A2E
Protanomaly#3B4D2E
Deuteranopia#434330
Deuteranomaly#35492F
Tritanopia#1D4E4E
Tritanomaly#184F43
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #10512E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-10512e: #10512E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #10512E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-10512e': '#10512E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.318, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_10512e">#10512E</color>
SVG fillfill="#10512E"

More Green Colors

#10512E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#10512E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #10512E?

#10512E is a darkest green — rgb(16, 81, 46) in RGB and hsl(148, 67%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #10512E?

#10512E is rgb(16, 81, 46) — red 16, green 81, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #10512E?

#10512E converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 0%, 43%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #10512E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #10512E scores 9.38:1 against white and 2.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #10512E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #10512E 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.02, which is visibly different.

Open #10512E in a Tool

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.