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#0e6a21

a deep, electric green · cool · closest name: Dark Green

RGB
14, 106, 33
HSL
132°, 77%, 24%
CMYK
87, 0, 69, 58
Luminance
0.1051

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #0e6a21 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#0e6a21
Hue
132°
green
Saturation
77%
electric
Lightness
24%
deep
Brightness
42%
HSV value
Perceived
32%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1051
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
68/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
6.77:1
Closest name
Dark Green
ΔE2000 3.9
Where it sits
Hue132° of 360°
Saturation77%
Lightness24%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool68% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#0e6a21
RGBrgb(14, 106, 33)
HSLhsl(132, 77%, 24%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 0%, 69%, 58%)
LABlab(38.7 -41.3 32.9)
LCHlch(38.7 52.8 141.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.458 0.135 145.6)
Decimal944673
Display P3color(display-p3 0.055 0.416 0.129)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #0e6a21;
background-color: #0e6a21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#0e6a21] bg-[#0e6a21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #0e6a21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.055, green: 0.416, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#0e6a21")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF0E6A21)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(33, 106, 14)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #0e6a21 · 6.77:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 6.77:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.10:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #0e6a21 as text scores 6.77:1 on white and 3.10:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#0e6a21 on white: 6.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#0e6a21 on black: 3.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #6C5F18
deuteranopia · #625928
tritanopia · #00675B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #0e6a21 is pinned to step 900; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FCF5
#E7F9EA
#C7F4D1
#9CF2AE
#6AEB85
#39E55C
#1DD843
#18B438
#13902D
#0e6a21
#0B4116
Base = 900Lightest = 50 · #F3FCF5Darkest = 950 · #0B4116
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCF5;
  --brand-100: #E7F9EA;
  --brand-200: #C7F4D1;
  --brand-300: #9CF2AE;
  --brand-400: #6AEB85;
  --brand-500: #39E55C;
  --brand-600: #1DD843;
  --brand-700: #18B438;
  --brand-800: #13902D;
  --brand-900: #0e6a21;
  --brand-950: #0B4116;
  --brand: #0e6a21;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #0e6a21

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B5B
Captions on the surface
Accent#680C6C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0F7123
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8FCED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142417
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #0e6a21

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#6A0E57
Analogous left#296A0E
Analogous right#0E6A4F
Split-complement 1#4F0E6A
Split-complement 2#6A0E29
Triadic 1#210E6A
Triadic 2#6A210E
Tetradic#0E296A

RGB percentages

Red5.5%
Green41.6%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan86.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow68.9%
Key (black)58.4%

Color previews

#0e6a21 text on a black background

contrast 3.10:1

Card sample

#0e6a21 text on a white background

contrast 6.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #0e6a21;
Background color
Panel with #0e6a21 background
background-color: #0e6a21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #0e6a21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(14, 106, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(14, 106, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #0e6a21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0e6a21, #0E6A5E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #0e6a21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#0e6a21 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#0e6a21, answered

What color is #0e6a21?

#0e6a21 is a deep electric green, closest to Dark Green (ΔE2000 3.9). It sits at 132° on the hue wheel with 77% saturation and 24% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #0e6a21?

rgb(14, 106, 33) — 14 red, 106 green and 33 blue out of 255, or 5.5% / 41.6% / 12.9% by channel.

Is #0e6a21 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1051 and perceived brightness is 32%, so white text on it reaches 6.77:1.

Should I use black or white text on #0e6a21?

White. It scores 6.77:1 against #0e6a21, versus 3.10:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #0e6a21?

#6A0E57 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #4F0E6A and #6A0E29, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #0e6a21?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDC9 for borders, #4B9B5B for secondary text, #680C6C as an accent and #0F7123 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #296A0E and #0E6A4F stays calm, while #6A0E57 is the loudest partner.

What is #0e6a21 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(87%, 0%, 69%, 58%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #0e6a21 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 68 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #1D6A0E; nudged cooler, #0D6B43.

Work with #0e6a21 in the Color Lab