Deep Green (#056608)

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: 7.22:1 — vs black: 2.91:1

Color values

  • HEX #056608
  • RGB rgb(5, 102, 8)
  • HSL hsl(121, 95%, 40%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 95.1, 0, 92.16, 60 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #056608 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Deep Green
#056608 Base
#660563
Analogous

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

Deep Green
#056608 Base
#326605
#056639
Triadic

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

Deep Green
#056608 Base
#080566
#660805
Split-Complementary

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

Deep Green
#056608 Base
#390566
#660532
Tetradic (Square)

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

Deep Green
#056608 Base
#053266
#660563
#663905
Monochromatic

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

Deep Green
#056608 Base
#011802
#011D02
#033F05
#078D0B
#09AF0E
#11F318
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#011802
#022803
#033704
#034706
#045607
Deep Green #056608 Base
#09AE0E
#0FF316
#57F75C
#9FFAA2
#E7FEE7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #056608. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #056608;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #056608;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #056608;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #056608,
        #C705C1
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #056608,
        #C705C1
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$deep-green: #056608;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-green-r: 5;
$deep-green-g: 102;
$deep-green-b: 8;

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

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

Normal Vision #056608 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #575710 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 #616106 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #256060 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #575757 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 Deep Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Green #056608 Base
Pakistan Green #006600 ΔE 0.71
Dark Green (X11) #006400 ΔE 0.87
Lincoln Green #195905 ΔE 4.44
La Salle Green #087830 ΔE 7.17

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.