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#245205 Color

#245205 is rgb(36, 82, 5) in RGB, hsl(96, 89%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 94%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lincoln Green (#195905), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#245205
HEX#245205
RGBrgb(36, 82, 5)
HSLhsl(96, 89%, 17%)
HSVhsv(96, 94%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 94%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(39.1% 0.114 136.7)
LABlab(30.52% -26.86 35.02)
LCHlch(30.52% 44.13 127.49)

What #245205 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 #245205, 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.

#245205 Channel Values

How #245205 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 36 · G 82 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 89% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 94% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.19:1 vs white · 2.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #245205 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 text9.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #245205 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #245205

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #245205; 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 #245205

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 #245205.

How #245205 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#245205
Protanopia#4C4C06
Protanomaly#404F06
Deuteranopia#47470B
Deuteranomaly#3B4B09
Tritanopia#2F4D4D
Tritanomaly#2B4F3C
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #245205 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-245205: #245205;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #245205;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-245205': '#245205' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.322, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_245205">#245205</color>
SVG fillfill="#245205"

More Green Colors

#245205 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#245205 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #245205?

#245205 is a darkest green — rgb(36, 82, 5) in RGB and hsl(96, 89%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #245205?

#245205 is rgb(36, 82, 5) — red 36, green 82, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #245205?

#245205 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 94%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #245205 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #245205 scores 9.19:1 against white and 2.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #245205 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #245205 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 15.35, which is visibly different.

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