Navy Green Color
Navy Green is a yellow green color with hex code #35530A. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with navy green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Navy Green Color Values
What Does Navy Green Mean?
Navy Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Being on the dark side, Navy Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Navy Green is classified as a olive (nearest centroid: strong olive green, #404F00).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Navy Green
Navy Green and #280A52 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 — #524C0A and #10520A, which sit beside navy green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair navy green with triadic partners #0A3452 and #520A34. 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
- Dark Olive Green —
#3C4D03(Delta E 6) - Green House —
#24500F(Delta E 7) - Army Green —
#4B5D16(Delta E 7) - Camouflage Green —
#4B6113(Delta E 8) - Dell —
#396413(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #35530A; }
.background { background-color: #35530A; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35530A; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #35530A40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for navy green?
Navy Green has the hex code #35530A. In RGB notation it is rgb(53, 83, 10), in HSL it is hsl(85, 78%, 18%), and its OKLCH value is 0.404, 0.103, 130.4.
What does the color navy green mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like navy green carry distinct psychological associations. Navy Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Being on the dark side, Navy Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with navy green?
Navy Green has three easy routes: its complement #280A52 for punch, its neighbors #524C0A and #10520A for something calmer, or triadic partners #0A3452 and #520A34 when you want energy.
Is navy green a standard web color?
No — Navy Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #35530A or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make navy green lighter or darker?
To lighten navy 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 #E0F7BF (lightest tint) to #090E02 (darkest shade).
About Navy Green
Navy Green is classified as a Olive in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #35530A to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.