Dark Green

Dark Green is a very dark, saturated green color with the hex code #006400 (hue 120°, saturation 100%, lightness 20%). It is also the CSS named color darkgreen.

#006400

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Dark Green	`#006400`	0, 100, 0	120°, 100%, 20%	100, 0, 100, 61	43.6% 0.148 142

Contrast with white text 7.44:1, with black text 2.82:1 — use white text on Dark Green.

darkgreen is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: darkgreen works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#CCFFCC

#80FF80

#33FF33

#00E600

#009900

#004D00

Colors that go with Dark Green

Six color schemes built on Dark Green with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Purple Dreamer (#660066), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Green (CSS) (green): Green (CSS) (#008000) is lighter than Dark Green (relative luminance 0.154 vs 0.091) and equally saturated, with the same hue.
Dark Olive Green (darkolivegreen): Dark Olive Green (#556B2F) is lighter than Dark Green (relative luminance 0.127 vs 0.091) and less saturated, with its hue 38° away.
Forest Green (forestgreen): Forest Green (#228B22) is lighter than Dark Green (relative luminance 0.189 vs 0.091) and less saturated, with the same hue.
Dark Slate Gray (darkslategray): Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F) is darker than Dark Green (relative luminance 0.068 vs 0.091) and less saturated, with its hue 60° away.

Similar very dark green colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Dark Green?

#006400 — RGB 0, 100, 0, HSL 120°, 100%, 20%.

Is Dark Green a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 120° on the color wheel.