What color is #004225?

#004225 is a very dark, vivid spring green known as British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of British Racing Green?

The RGB value is 0, 66, 37: 0 red, 66 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of British Racing Green?

The complementary color is #42001D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004225?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

British Racing Green color: hex code #004225

#004225 rgb(0, 66, 37)

Shades of green

British Racing Green has the hex code #004225. It is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 25.9% green and 14.5% blue (0, 66, 37).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 74% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

British Racing Green (#004225) color codes

HEX	`#004225`
RGB	`rgb(0, 66, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 25.9%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 44%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.77, -27.18, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.77, 29.89, 155.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.282, 4.03, 2.407)`
Decimal	`16933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with British Racing Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #004225	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004225 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #004225 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004225; }
.text { color: #004225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004225; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 66 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004225, #003e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #004225 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #004225?: #004225 is a very dark, vivid spring green known as British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of British Racing Green?: The RGB value is 0, 66, 37: 0 red, 66 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of British Racing Green?: The complementary color is #42001D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004225?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.