DarkGreen Color
DarkGreen is a green color with hex code #006400. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with darkgreen, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
DarkGreen Color Values
What Does DarkGreen Mean?
DarkGreen 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, DarkGreen adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, DarkGreen is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: deep yellow green, #467129). It is also known as Cucumber.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With DarkGreen
DarkGreen and #660066 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 — #336600 and #006633, which sit beside darkgreen on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair darkgreen with triadic partners #000066 and #660000. 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
- Japanese Laurel —
#0A6906(Delta E 2) - San Felix —
#0B6207(Delta E 3) - Deep Green —
#02590F(Delta E 10) - Bilbao —
#327C14(Delta E 10) - Tree Green —
#2A7E19(Delta E 10)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #006400; }
.background { background-color: #006400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006400; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #00640040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for darkgreen?
DarkGreen has the hex code #006400. In RGB notation it is rgb(0, 100, 0), in HSL it is hsl(120, 100%, 20%), and its OKLCH value is 0.436, 0.148, 142.5.
What does the color darkgreen mean?
Green-family colors like darkgreen carry distinct psychological associations. DarkGreen 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, DarkGreen adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with darkgreen?
DarkGreen has three easy routes: its complement #660066 for punch, its neighbors #336600 and #006633 for something calmer, or triadic partners #000066 and #660000 when you want energy.
Is darkgreen a standard web color?
Yes — DarkGreen is part of the CSS named colors specification, so you can use it directly in CSS as #006400 or with the keyword form where supported.
How do I make darkgreen lighter or darker?
To lighten darkgreen, 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 #BDFFBD (lightest tint) to #000F00 (darkest shade).
About DarkGreen
DarkGreen is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has alternative names including Cucumber. The color is recognized by CSS3, X11, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #006400 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.