British Racing Green (#004225)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 11.63:1 — vs black: 1.81:1

Color values

  • HEX #004225
  • RGB rgb(0, 66, 37)
  • HSL hsl(153, 100%, 25%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 0, 43.94, 74.12 )
  • Websafe #003333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #004225 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

British Racing Green
#004225 Base
#42001D
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

British Racing Green
#004225 Base
#004204
#003E42
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

British Racing Green
#004225 Base
#250042
#422500
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

British Racing Green
#004225 Base
#42003E
#420400
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

British Racing Green
#004225 Base
#040042
#42001D
#3E4200
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

British Racing Green
#004225 Base
#001A0E
Cadmium Green
#006B3C
#008F50
#00DB7B
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of British Racing Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#001A0E
#002213
#002A17
#00321C
#003A20
British Racing Green #004225 Base
#009654
#00E983
#3EFFAA
#92FFCF
#E6FFF4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #004225. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #004225;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #004225;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #004225;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #004225,
        #84003A
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #004225,
        #84003A
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$british-racing-green: #004225;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$british-racing-green-r: 0;
$british-racing-green-g: 66;
$british-racing-green-b: 37;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $british-racing-green;
    color: rgba($british-racing-green-r, $british-racing-green-g, $british-racing-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How British Racing Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #004225 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #373726 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3E3E25 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #0F3F3F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #393939 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to British Racing Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

British Racing Green #004225 Base
UP Forest Green #014421 ΔE 1.95
Cal Poly Pomona Green #1E4D2B ΔE 4.43
Myrtle #21421E ΔE 5.39
Dark Green #013220 ΔE 5.95

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.