Green Pea Color
Green Pea is a green color with hex code #1D6142. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with green pea, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Green Pea Color Values
What Does Green Pea Mean?
Green Pea 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, Green Pea adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Green Pea is classified as a green (nearest centroid: deep green, #00543D).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Green Pea
Green Pea and #621D3C 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 — #1D6221 and #1D5F62, which sit beside green pea on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair green pea with triadic partners #431D62 and #62431D. 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
- Spruce —
#0A5F38(Delta E 6) - Killarney —
#3A6A47(Delta E 7) - Pine —
#2B5D34(Delta E 7) - Watercourse —
#056F57(Delta E 8) - Jewel —
#126B40(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #1D6142; }
.background { background-color: #1D6142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1D6142; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #1D614240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for green pea?
Green Pea has the hex code #1D6142. In RGB notation it is rgb(29, 97, 66), in HSL it is hsl(153, 54%, 25%), and its OKLCH value is 0.441, 0.085, 159.7.
What does the color green pea mean?
Green-family colors like green pea carry distinct psychological associations. Green Pea 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, Green Pea adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with green pea?
Green Pea has three easy routes: its complement #621D3C for punch, its neighbors #1D6221 and #1D5F62 for something calmer, or triadic partners #431D62 and #62431D when you want energy.
Is green pea a standard web color?
No — Green Pea is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #1D6142 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make green pea lighter or darker?
To lighten green pea, 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 #D0F1E2 (lightest tint) to #05100B (darkest shade).
About Green Pea
Green Pea 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 #1D6142 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.