Palettes / Colors / #285C19

#285C19 — Deep Green

#285C19 is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color DarkGreen (#006400). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgreen (#006400) — not an exact match. CSS darkgreen gives you #006400, a different color; use #285C19 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#285C19 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4E195C; it also sits naturally between #495C19 and #195C2C. 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 16% · Green 36% · Blue 10%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 73% · Key 64%

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

Previews

CSS code for #285C19

.text { color: #285C19; }
.background { background-color: #285C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #285C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 92, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 57%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #285C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 92, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #285C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 92, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#285C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#285C19">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E195C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #285C19: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #285C19

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #285C19 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 #285C19 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

← #285C18  ·  #285C1A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #285C19?

#285C19 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 40, 92, 25). Its closest standard named color is DarkGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #285C19?

#285C19 is RGB 40, 92, 25 — HSL 107°, 57%, 23% — CMYK 57%, 0%, 73%, 64%.

What colors go with #285C19?

Its complement is #4E195C; analogous partners are #495C19 and #195C2C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #285C19 for text?

White text on #285C19 has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.64:1.