What color is #006400?

#006400 is a very dark, vivid green known as Cucumber. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cucumber?

The RGB value is 0, 100, 0: 0 red, 100 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cucumber?

The complementary color is #640064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cucumber color: hex code #006400

#006400 rgb(0, 100, 0)

Shades of green

Cucumber has the hex code #006400. It is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 39.2% green and 0% blue (0, 100, 0).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 61% black.

This exact color is also called Dark Green.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

Cucumber (#006400) color codes

HEX	`#006400`
RGB	`rgb(0, 100, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 39.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.2, -43.37, 41.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.2, 60.27, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.557, 9.114, 1.519)`
Decimal	`25600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cucumber, 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 #006400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#006400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #006400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006400; }
.text { color: #006400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 100 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006400, #006432); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #006400 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #006400?: #006400 is a very dark, vivid green known as Cucumber. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cucumber?: The RGB value is 0, 100, 0: 0 red, 100 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cucumber?: The complementary color is #640064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.