Palettes / Colors / #00853E

#00853E — Deep Vivid Green

#00853E is a green color we call Deep Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

#00853E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #850047; it also sits naturally between #048500 and #008580. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 52% · Blue 24%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 53% · Key 48%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #00853E

.text { color: #00853E; }
.background { background-color: #00853E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00853E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 133, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(148, 100%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00853E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 133, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00853E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 133, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00853E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00853E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #850047:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00853E: #FFFFFF.

How #00853E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #00853E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #00853E?

#00853E is Deep Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 0, 133, 62). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00853E?

#00853E is RGB 0, 133, 62 — HSL 148°, 100%, 26% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 53%, 48%.

What colors go with #00853E?

Its complement is #850047; analogous partners are #048500 and #008580. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00853E for text?

White text on #00853E has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.42:1.