HEX atlas value

#006400

#006400 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 0, 100, 0, HSL 120, 100%, 20%, has luminance 0.0911, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#006400 Sample readable text

HEX #006400

RGB rgb(0, 100, 0)

HSL hsl(120 100% 20%)

CMYK cmyk(100, 0, 100, 61)

Luminance 0.0911

Contrast Black 2.82:1White 7.44:1

CSS

--color-006400: #006400;
.background-006400 { background-color: #006400; }
.text-006400 { color: #006400; }

Luminance0.0911

Black text2.82:1AA Fail

White text7.44:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#006400","rgb":[0,100,0],"hsl":[120,100,20],"cmyk":[100,0,100,61],"luminance":0.0911,"contrast":{"black":2.82,"white":7.44}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.82,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#000A00","hex":"#000A00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.04,"contrastWhite":20.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#660066","hex":"#660066","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.76,"contrastWhite":11.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.81,"contrastWhite":11.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#00C200","hex":"#00C200","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.72,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0B5B0B","hex":"#0B5B0B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.52,"contrastWhite":8.35,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","jewel tone","dark green","jewel tone green","Dark Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/006400.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#660066","analogous":["#336600","#006633"],"triadic":["#000066","#660000"],"tetradic":["#003366","#660066","#663300"],"splitComplementary":["#330066","#660033"],"monochromatic":["#00C200","#006400","#000A00"]}

Variants

{"light":"#00C200","dark":"#000A00","saturated":"#006600","desaturated":"#0B5B0B","pastel":"#11D411","neon":"#008F00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":0},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":8.12403840463596},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":28},{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":50.24937810560445},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":58.283788483591216}]

HEX meaning and use

About #006400

#006400 is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #006400 is visually closest to Dark Green, a named green color with HEX #006400.

The RGB channels are 0, 100, and 0, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 120deg with 100% saturation and 20% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.0911, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.82:1AA Fail

White text7.44:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #006400 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.82:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.44:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#000A00#FFFFFF text · best 20.11:1#000A00

#660066#FFFFFF text · best 11.96:1#660066

British Racing Green#FFFFFF text · best 11.63:1#004225

#00C200#000000 text · best 8.72:1#00C200

#0B5B0B#FFFFFF text · best 8.35:1#0B5B0B

Generated Palette

Dark Green#006400

#660066#660066

#336600#336600

#006633#006633

#00C200#00C200

#000A00#000A00

Color Harmonies

#660066#660066

#336600#336600

#006633#006633

#000066#000066

#660000#660000

Variants

#00C200#00C200

#000A00#000A00

#006600#006600

#0B5B0B#0B5B0B

#11D411#11D411

#008F00#008F00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Green#006400

Emerald Dark#046307

Green#008000

British Racing Green#004225

Terre Verte#385E0F

#006400

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #006400

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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