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#369d06

a dark, electric green · neutral · closest name: Forest Green

RGB
54, 157, 6
HSL
101°, 93%, 32%
CMYK
66, 0, 96, 38
Luminance
0.2491

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #369d06 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#369d06
Hue
101°
green
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
32%
dark
Brightness
62%
HSV value
Perceived
49%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2491
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.98:1
Closest name
Forest Green
ΔE2000 7.3
Where it sits
Hue101° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness32%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% cool

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

Every format

HEX#369d06
RGBrgb(54, 157, 6)
HSLhsl(101, 93%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 96%, 38%)
LABlab(57.0 -53.0 57.9)
LCHlch(57.0 78.5 132.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.612 0.192 139.4)
Decimal3579142
Display P3color(display-p3 0.212 0.616 0.024)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #369d06;
background-color: #369d06;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#369d06] bg-[#369d06]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #369d06;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.212, green: 0.616, blue: 0.024)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#369d06")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF369D06)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(6, 157, 54)

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#000000 on #369d06 · 5.98:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.51:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.98:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #369d06 as text scores 3.51:1 on white and 5.98:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#369d06 on white: 3.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#369d06 on black: 5.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #A28E00
deuteranopia · #968622
tritanopia · #279785

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #369d06 is pinned to step 800; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5FDF2
#ECFBE4
#D4F9C2
#B4FB93
#8FF95D
#69F727
#51EC09
#44C408
#369d06
#2A7109
#1A4706
Base = 800Lightest = 50 · #F5FDF2Darkest = 950 · #1A4706
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FDF2;
  --brand-100: #ECFBE4;
  --brand-200: #D4F9C2;
  --brand-300: #B4FB93;
  --brand-400: #8FF95D;
  --brand-500: #69F727;
  --brand-600: #51EC09;
  --brand-700: #44C408;
  --brand-800: #369d06;
  --brand-900: #2A7109;
  --brand-950: #1A4706;
  --brand: #369d06;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #369d06

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

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#CEEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#649B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#4703A0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2A7B05
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEFEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#192414
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 #369d06

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

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • 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
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • 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#6D069D
Analogous left#829D06
Analogous right#069D21
Split-complement 1#21069D
Split-complement 2#9D0682
Triadic 1#06369D
Triadic 2#9D0636
Tetradic#06829D

RGB percentages

Red21.2%
Green61.6%
Blue2.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan65.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow96.2%
Key (black)38.4%

Color previews

#369d06 text on a black background

contrast 5.98:1

Card sample

#369d06 text on a white background

contrast 3.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #369d06;
Background color
Panel with #369d06 background
background-color: #369d06;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #369d06;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(54, 157, 6, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(54, 157, 6, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #369d06;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369d06, #069D3B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #369d06

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.

#369d06 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.

#369d06, answered

What color is #369d06?

#369d06 is a dark electric green, closest to Forest Green (ΔE2000 7.3). It sits at 101° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 32% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #369d06?

rgb(54, 157, 6) — 54 red, 157 green and 6 blue out of 255, or 21.2% / 61.6% / 2.4% by channel.

Is #369d06 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2491 and perceived brightness is 49%, so black text on it reaches 5.98:1.

Should I use black or white text on #369d06?

Black. It scores 5.98:1 against #369d06, versus 3.51:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #369d06?

#6D069D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #21069D and #9D0682, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #369d06?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CEEDC0 for borders, #649B4B for secondary text, #4703A0 as an accent and #2A7B05 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #829D06 and #069D21 stays calm, while #6D069D is the loudest partner.

What is #369d06 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(66%, 0%, 96%, 38%). 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 #369d06 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #6E9D06; nudged cooler, #049F0C.

Work with #369d06 in the Color Lab