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#283D01 Color

#283D01 is rgb(40, 61, 1) in RGB, hsl(81, 97%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 98%, 76%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), visibly different at ΔE 10.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#283D01
HEX#283D01
RGBrgb(40, 61, 1)
HSLhsl(81, 97%, 12%)
HSVhsv(81, 98%, 24%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 98%, 76%)
OKLCHoklch(33% 0.086 128.3)
LABlab(23.06% -16.05 30.25)
LCHlch(23.06% 34.24 117.95)

What #283D01 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 #283D01, 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.

#283D01 Channel Values

How #283D01 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 40 · G 61 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 97% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 98% · V 24%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 76%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.94:1 vs white · 1.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #283D01 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 text11.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #283D01 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #283D01

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #283D01; 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 #283D01

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 #283D01.

How #283D01 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#283D01
Protanopia#3A3A01
Protanomaly#343B01
Deuteranopia#373703
Deuteranomaly#323A02
Tritanopia#2E3939
Tritanomaly#2C3B2B
Achromatopsia#373737

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #283D01 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-283d01: #283D01;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #283D01;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-283d01': '#283D01' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.239, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_283d01">#283D01</color>
SVG fillfill="#283D01"

More Green Colors

#283D01 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#283D01 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #283D01?

#283D01 is a darkest green — rgb(40, 61, 1) in RGB and hsl(81, 97%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.71.

What is the RGB value of #283D01?

#283D01 is rgb(40, 61, 1) — red 40, green 61, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #283D01?

#283D01 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 98%, 76%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #283D01 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #283D01 scores 11.94:1 against white and 1.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #283D01 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #283D01 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 19.3, which is visibly different.

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