Bottle Green Color
Bottle Green is a green color with hex code #044A05. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with bottle green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Bottle Green Color Values
What Does Bottle Green Mean?
Bottle Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Bottle Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Bottle Green is classified as a green (nearest centroid: deep yellowish green, #00622D). It is also known as Kabocha Green.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Bottle Green
Bottle Green and #490448 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #254904 and #044927, which sit beside bottle green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair bottle green with triadic partners #050449 and #490504. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Racing Green —
#014600(Delta E 2) - British Racing Green —
#05480D(Delta E 4) - Forest —
#0B5509(Delta E 6) - Forrest Green —
#154406(Delta E 6) - Green House —
#24500F(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #044A05; }
.background { background-color: #044A05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #044A05; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #044A0540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for bottle green?
Bottle Green has the hex code #044A05. In RGB notation it is rgb(4, 74, 5), in HSL it is hsl(121, 90%, 15%), and its OKLCH value is 0.356, 0.116, 142.8.
What does the color bottle green mean?
Green-family colors like bottle green carry distinct psychological associations. Bottle Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Bottle Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with bottle green?
Bottle Green has three easy routes: its complement #490448 for punch, its neighbors #254904 and #044927 for something calmer, or triadic partners #050449 and #490504 when you want energy.
Is bottle green a standard web color?
No — Bottle Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #044A05 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make bottle green lighter or darker?
To lighten bottle green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #BBFBBC (lightest tint) to #010F01 (darkest shade).
About Bottle Green
Bottle Green is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has alternative names including Kabocha Green. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #044A05 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.