Navy Green is a medium dark bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Dark Spring Green, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Navy Green is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Navy Green is #35530A.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Navy Green has 21%% Red, 33% Green, and 4% Blue.
Navy Green has 85° Hue, 88% Saturation, and 33% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Navy Green has 85° Hue, 80% Saturation, and 18% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Navy Green has 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow, and 67% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#35530A |
|
RGB |
(53, 83, 10) |
(21%, 33%, 4%) |
HSV |
(85°, 88, 33) |
(23%, 88%, 33%) |
HSL |
(85°, 80, 18) |
(23%, 80%, 18%) |
CMYK |
(36, 0, 88, 67) |
(36%, 0%, 88%, 67%) |
The natural luminance of Navy Green is 7%, which is low.
Navy Green has a higher contrast with white than black.
Navy Green and black have a 2.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Navy Green and white have a 8.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
7% |
insufficient (2.4) |
AAA (8.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Navy Green paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 12% Yellow, 17% Green, 67% Black, 4% White, as shown below.
Yellow
12%
Red
0%
Green
17%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
67%
White
4%
To mix Navy Green paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 8% Cyan, 20% Yellow, 67% Black, 4% White, as shown below.
Cyan
8%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
20%
Black
67%
White
4%
Colors similar to Navy Green are: Dark Olive Green, Green Leaf, Verdun Green, Lincoln Green, and Dark Olive. Dark Olive Green is more yellow and brighter than Navy Green. Green Leaf is lighter than Navy Green. Verdun Green is more yellow and brighter than Navy Green. Lincoln Green is more green and brighter than Navy Green. Dark Olive is more yellow and brighter and darker than Navy Green.