What color is #02590F?

#02590F is a very dark, vivid green known as Deep Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deep Green?

The RGB value is 2, 89, 15: 2 red, 89 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deep Green?

The complementary color is #59024C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #02590F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deep Green color: hex code #02590F

#02590F rgb(2, 89, 15)

Shades of green

Deep Green has the hex code #02590F. It is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 34.9% green and 5.9% blue (2, 89, 15).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 96% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 65% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

Deep Green (#02590F) color codes

HEX	`#02590F`
RGB	`rgb(2, 89, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 34.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 96%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 98%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 0%, 83%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.24, -38.73, 33.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.24, 51.35, 138.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.683, 7.192, 1.646)`
Decimal	`153871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deep 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 #02590F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#02590F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #02590F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #02590f; }
.text { color: #02590f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #02590f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 89 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #02590f, #02593a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

See #02590F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #02590F?: #02590F is a very dark, vivid green known as Deep Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deep Green?: The RGB value is 2, 89, 15: 2 red, 89 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deep Green?: The complementary color is #59024C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #02590F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.