British Racing Green#05480D, a rich green

At a glanceBritish Racing Green is #05480D, oklch(35.0% 0.109 144.1), a rich green. Its hue sits mid-wheel, neither warm nor cool. Match it with a warm rich pink #C476AA as an accent, a cool bright turquoise #9BD4DA for harmony, and a vivid green #07A023 the same color turned up. Try it as a text color on light backgrounds, a tinted neutral, or a success color, and it holds AA contrast against white. Expect a visible shift on coated presses, though.
Color codes

British Racing Green in RGB, HSL, OKLCH & more

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:root { /* how your code speaks it */ /* how your eyes measure it */ /* how the lab measures it, D65 2° */}/* tailwind v4 */

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Color family

What kind of green is British Racing Green?

Every color has a place in the standard vocabulary. This is British Racing Green's, measured rather than asserted.

British Racing Green's Munsell numbers: hue 9.0GY, value 2.5 (how light), chroma 7.3 (how vivid). That places it in ISCC-NBS block deep yellowish green, one of 267 named ranges the standard sorts every color into. Chroma 7.3 is moderate. Clearly colored, but not so saturated it fights the colors around it.

There's still some room before it hits the edge of what your screen can show for this hue. It could go a little more saturated and stay in gamut.

Munsell coordinates and block from the ISCC-NBS system, computed by Rhapsody's own renotation inversion.

Tints & shades

Shades of British Racing Green, lighter and darker

For hover states, washed backgrounds, and dark surfaces that still read as #05480D. 13 steps, spaced evenly by eye, with the color itself sitting at its natural depth, british-racing-green-900.

Tints (light surfaces; dark text passes on every one)

Midtones (the color at full strength, for brand & accent work)

Shades (dark surfaces; light text passes on every one)

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Accessibility

Is British Racing Green accessible? Contrast with white & black

Strong contrast makes your work readable by everyone, and meets the WCAG standard accessibility law points at. AA is the floor; AAA is the tier worth aiming for in body text. White text on #05480D clears WCAG AAA. Every strip below is one surface, and the marks are the steps that reach AAA on it.

Rows are text, columns are background · 70 of 210 pairings reach WCAG 2.2 AAA, shown here.

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Run #05480D against the colors you actually ship, every pairing and any target, and export it: exact ratios, the AA tier, APCA, in one file.

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Print

British Racing Green in CMYK: one value for files, one per press

This color shifts further than a press run can hold, so expect a visible difference. The pairs below show where each standard lands.

In CMYK, #05480D is . That is the value design tools and file formats use when no press is involved.

On press (what each standard prints)

CGATS21 CRPC1 (coldset news) shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 22.7, 9.1× the 2.5 a run varies by

GRACoL 2013 Uncoated (CRPC3) shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 16.2, 6.5× the 2.5 a run varies by

GRACoL 2013 (CRPC6) shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 5.2, 2.1× the 2.5 a run varies by

PSO Coated v3 (FOGRA51) shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 5.5, 2.2× the 2.5 a run varies by

Coated FOGRA39 shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 4.9, 2.0× the 2.5 a run varies by

Japan Color 2011 Coated shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 9.2, 3.7× the 2.5 a run varies by

APTEC Flexo Coated shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 3.7, 1.5× the 2.5 a run varies by

CGATS21 CRPC7 (extended gamut) shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 3.0, 1.2× the 2.5 a run varies by

Press values computed through the ICC characterization data each standard proofs against. Each CMYK above is the closest that standard can get.

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The British Racing Greens

Colors similar to British Racing Green

Here are other colors similar to British Racing Green along with accessible text pairings and whether or not they're print-safe. Explore The Greens

Dark FernDark Fern#0A480Dwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
DarkgreenDarkgreen#054907white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
CrusoeCrusoe#004816white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Bottle GreenBottle Green#044A05white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
ParsleyParsley#134F19white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
ForestForest#0B5509white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
CamaroneCamarone#00581Awhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Deep GreenDeep Green#02590Fwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
San FelixSan Felix#0B6207white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Dark GreenDark Green#006400white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Japanese LaurelJapanese Laurel#0A6906white text · AA✕ shifts on press
Fun GreenFun Green#016D39white text · AA✓ prints exactly
Darkish GreenDarkish Green#287C37white text · AA✓ prints exactly
BilbaoBilbao#327C14white text · AA✕ shifts on press
Pairings

Colors that go with British Racing Green

The complementary color, straight across the wheel, is a bold purple #9663AC. Rhapsody's pick is the split complement, just to one side of it, a livelier pair.

The accent is for the moments that need attention, the harmony for the ones that need calm; the vivid is the same color with the volume up, for when it has to shout.

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Take British Racing Green with you

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British Racing Green color codes: hex #05480D, RGB, HSL, CMYK, and OKLCH, from Rhapsody
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The full tonal scale of British Racing Green, 13 steps from light to dark with every hex, from Rhapsody
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British Racing Green paired with a warm rich pink #C476AA, a cool bright turquoise #9BD4DA, a vivid green #07A023: hex values and roles, from Rhapsody
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