What color is Dark Green?
Dark green is a deep, shadowy shade of green with very little brightness, hex #06402B, close to the color of dense pine needles. It has a cool, almost black-green quality that reads as rich and heavy.
What is the meaning of the color Dark Green?
British racing green, an early form of dark green, became the national motor racing color for the United Kingdom following the 1900 Gordon Bennett Cup, where British entrants raced in green. The color carried associations with prestige and controlled power through the early decades of motorsport. Land Rover adopted a similar dark green for its original 1948 vehicles, tying the color to durability and the outdoors. The shade has been a standard color in military uniforms across multiple countries since the 19th century, codified in British Army dress regulations as rifle green.
What colors go with Dark Green?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #06402B |
color: #06402B;
|
| RGB | 6, 64, 43 |
color: rgb(6, 64, 43);
|
| RGB Percentage | 2%, 25%, 17% |
color: rgb(2%, 25%, 17%);
|
| CMYK | 91%, 0%, 33%, 75% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 158°, 83%, 14% |
color: hsl(158, 83%, 14%);
|
| HSV | 158°, 91%, 25% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 11, -12, 7 |
color: lab(11% -12 7);
|
| Decimal | 409643 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.dark-green {
color: #06402B;
}
$dark-green: #06402B;
rgb(6, 64, 43)