Crusoe Color
Crusoe is a green color with hex code #004816. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with crusoe, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Crusoe Color Values
What Does Crusoe Mean?
Crusoe 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, Crusoe adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Crusoe is classified as a green (nearest centroid: deep yellowish green, #00622D).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Crusoe
Crusoe and #470032 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 — #0E4700 and #004739, which sit beside crusoe on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair crusoe with triadic partners #150047 and #471500. 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
- Parsley —
#134F19(Delta E 4) - British Racing Green —
#05480D(Delta E 4) - Hunter Green —
#0B4008(Delta E 6) - Kaitoke Green —
#004620(Delta E 7) - Forrest Green —
#154406(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #004816; }
.background { background-color: #004816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004816; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #00481640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for crusoe?
Crusoe has the hex code #004816. In RGB notation it is rgb(0, 72, 22), in HSL it is hsl(138, 100%, 14%), and its OKLCH value is 0.35, 0.103, 147.3.
What does the color crusoe mean?
Green-family colors like crusoe carry distinct psychological associations. Crusoe 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, Crusoe adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with crusoe?
Crusoe has three easy routes: its complement #470032 for punch, its neighbors #0E4700 and #004739 for something calmer, or triadic partners #150047 and #471500 when you want energy.
Is crusoe a standard web color?
No — Crusoe is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #004816 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make crusoe lighter or darker?
To lighten crusoe, 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 #B8FFCD (lightest tint) to #000A03 (darkest shade).
About Crusoe
Crusoe is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #004816 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.