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#006400 Cucumber

#006400 is a dark, moderately saturated green named Cucumber. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 39.2% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(0, 100, 0)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 100% saturation and 20% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 61% black. #006400 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.44:1.

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#006400 color conversion

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Variations of #006400

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#006400 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#006400 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #006400 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5D5311
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #665900
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #585B00
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5D5311
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4F590B
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #006154
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #006339
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #555555
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4A594A

#006400 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.44:1 Very good#006400 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.82:1 Very poor#006400 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#006400 in CSS

/* Cucumber */
.color { color: #006400; }
.background { background-color: #006400; }
.border { border: 1px solid #006400; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 100 0);
color: hsl(120 100% 20%);
color: oklch(0.436 0.148 142.5);

#006400 FAQ

What color is #006400?

#006400 is a dark, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Cucumber. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #006400?

#006400 is rgb(0, 100, 0) in RGB, hsl(120, 100%, 20%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 61%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #006400?

The complementary color of #006400 is #640064, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #006400?

White text has the best contrast on #006400: 7.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #006400 a warm or cool color?

#006400 is a cool color.