Navy Green Color Code: #35530A, RGB & HSL

Navy Green color values

HEX #35530A

RGB rgb(53, 83, 10)

HSL hsl(85, 78%, 18%)

HSV 85, 88%, 33%

HWB hwb(85 4% 67%)

CMYK 36%, 0%, 88%, 67%

Decimal 3494666

18%HSL lightness (dark)

78%HSL saturation (vivid)

85°Hue angle (yellow-green)

0.070Relative luminance

CMYK is a standard screen-to-print conversion. Printed results depend on inks, paper and color profiles.

What is Navy Green?

“Navy Green” is a crowd-sourced name from the XKCD Color Survey, in which participants typed names for colors they were shown. It is a popular everyday label rather than an official standard.

Its hue angle of 85° places it in the yellow-green part of the color wheel, with 78% saturation (vivid) and 18% lightness (dark). It sits between warm and cool.

Compared with the other green colors in the Aqeeb Studio library, it is lighter than 5% of them and more saturated than 49% of them.

Its relative luminance is 0.070, which makes it a dark color. That is below the 0.179 crossover point at which black and white text have equal contrast, so white text has the advantage.

Navy Green counts as a dark color: its HSL lightness is 18% and its relative luminance is 0.070. White text reads comfortably on it (8.77:1 contrast).

Text contrast on Navy Green

WCAG contrast of white and black text on Navy Green
Text	Preview	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal	AAA large
White text	Sample text	8.77:1 Excellent	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass
Black text	Sample text	2.39:1 Poor	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail

Ratios use the WCAG 2 formula and are truncated, never rounded up. Test any pair with the contrast checker.

Colors that go with Navy Green

Complementary color

Complementary colors sit directly opposite each other on the color wheel (180° apart). They give the strongest hue contrast, which suits calls to action and accents.

≈ Dark Indigo#280A53

Analogous colors

Analogous colors are neighbors on the wheel, 30° either side of the base hue. They blend smoothly and are easy to combine in backgrounds, gradients and illustrations.

≈ Green Brown#534C0A ≈ Forest#11530A

Triadic colors

A triadic scheme uses three hues spaced 120° apart. It is lively yet balanced, and works best when one color leads and the other two act as accents.

≈ Dark Blue Gray#0A3553 ≈ Dark Plum#530A35

Split-complementary colors

Split-complementary keeps the base color and uses the two colors on either side of its complement (150° and 210°). The contrast is strong but gentler than a direct complement.

≈ Night Blue#0A1153 ≈ Plum Purple#4D0A53

Tetradic colors

A tetradic (rectangle) scheme combines two complementary pairs at 0°, 60°, 180° and 240°. It offers variety but needs one dominant color to stay balanced.

≈ Pine Green#0A5328 ≈ Dark Indigo#280A53 ≈ Dark Plum#530A35

Monochromatic variants

Monochromatic variants keep the same hue and saturation and only change lightness, which makes them dependable for UI scales and subtle layered designs.

#111B03#111B03

#3A5B0B#3A5B0B

#639B13#639B13

#8CDA1A#8CDA1A

#ACEA52#ACEA52

A “≈” before a name means the exact harmony color has no named match, so the link goes to the closest named color.

Tints and shades of Navy Green

Lighter tints (mixed with white)

Darker shades (mixed with black)

Select any swatch to copy its HEX code. Build longer scales with the tints and shades tool.

Army Green#4B5D16 Camouflage Green#4B6113 Camo Green#526525 Dark Olive Green#556B2F Bottle Green#044A05 British Racing Green#05480D Forest#0B5509 Hunter Green#0B4008

Where to use Navy Green

Button, banner and badge backgrounds with white text (8.77:1 contrast)
Dark-mode surfaces, headers and footers
Success and confirmation states (with a label or icon)
Eco, health and finance-style branding
Charts, maps and nature illustrations
Calm backgrounds and section fills

Use Navy Green in CSS

:root {
  --color-navy-green: #35530A;
}

.element {
  color: var(--color-navy-green);
  background-color: #35530A;
  border: 2px solid #35530A;
}

Questions about Navy Green

What is the HEX code for Navy Green?

Navy Green is #35530A.

What is the RGB value of Navy Green?

The RGB value of Navy Green is 53, 83, 10: 53 red, 83 green and 10 blue on a 0–255 scale, written rgb(53, 83, 10) in CSS.

What is the HSL value of Navy Green?

The HSL value of Navy Green is 85°, 78%, 18% (hue, saturation, lightness), written hsl(85, 78%, 18%) in CSS.

What is the CMYK value of Navy Green?

A standard conversion gives about C 36%, M 0%, Y 88%, K 67%. Real print results depend on the inks, paper and color profile, so treat CMYK here as a reference value.

Is Navy Green a light or dark color?

Navy Green counts as a dark color: its HSL lightness is 18% and its relative luminance is 0.070. White text reads comfortably on it (8.77:1 contrast).

How does Navy Green look with white text?

White text on Navy Green has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1, rated Excellent. It meets WCAG AA for normal text.

How does Navy Green look with black text?

Black text on Navy Green has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1, rated Poor. It falls below the WCAG minimum for text.

What colors go well with Navy Green?

Dark Indigo is its complementary color, and Green Brown sits beside it as an analogous color. Lighter and darker variants of the same hue also work well for monochromatic palettes.

Where can Navy Green be used?

It suits button, banner and badge backgrounds with white text (8.77:1 contrast); dark-mode surfaces, headers and footers; success and confirmation states (with a label or icon).

How do I use Navy Green in CSS?

Use color: #35530A; for text, background-color: #35530A; for fills, or define a custom property such as --color-navy-green: #35530A; and reuse it with var(--color-navy-green).

About this color page

Crowd-sourced name from the XKCD Color Survey (CC0). Values are calculated from the HEX code; color names are labels, not trademarks or standards unless stated. Screens render colors differently, so always check important colors on your own device. See the disclaimer.

Navy Green Color Code: #35530A