Racing Green Color
Racing Green is a green color with hex code #014600. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with racing green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Racing Green Color Values
What Does Racing Green Mean?
Racing 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, Racing Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Racing Green is classified as a green (nearest centroid: deep yellowish green, #00622D).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Racing Green
Racing Green and #460047 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 — #254700 and #004723, which sit beside racing green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair racing green with triadic partners #000147 and #470001. 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
- Bottle Green —
#044A05(Delta E 2) - British Racing Green —
#05480D(Delta E 5) - Forrest Green —
#154406(Delta E 6) - Forest —
#0B5509(Delta E 7) - Hunter Green —
#0B4008(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #014600; }
.background { background-color: #014600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #014600; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #01460040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for racing green?
Racing Green has the hex code #014600. In RGB notation it is rgb(1, 70, 0), in HSL it is hsl(119, 100%, 14%), and its OKLCH value is 0.342, 0.116, 142.3.
What does the color racing green mean?
Green-family colors like racing green carry distinct psychological associations. Racing 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, Racing Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with racing green?
Racing Green has three easy routes: its complement #460047 for punch, its neighbors #254700 and #004723 for something calmer, or triadic partners #000147 and #470001 when you want energy.
Is racing green a standard web color?
No — Racing Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #014600 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make racing green lighter or darker?
To lighten racing 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 #B9FFB8 (lightest tint) to #000A00 (darkest shade).
About Racing Green
Racing Green is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #014600 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.