What color is #008400?

#008400 is a dark, vivid green known as Lucky Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lucky Clover?

The RGB value is 0, 132, 0: 0 red, 132 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lucky Clover?

The complementary color is #840084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lucky Clover color: hex code #008400

#008400 rgb(0, 132, 0)

Shades of green

Lucky Clover has the hex code #008400. It is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 51.8% green and 0% blue (0, 132, 0).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 48% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

Lucky Clover (#008400) color codes

HEX	`#008400`
RGB	`rgb(0, 132, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 51.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, -52.86, 51.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 73.46, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.251, 16.501, 2.75)`
Decimal	`33792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lucky Clover, 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 #008400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#008400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #008400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008400; }
.text { color: #008400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 132 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008400, #008442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #008400 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #008400?: #008400 is a dark, vivid green known as Lucky Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lucky Clover?: The RGB value is 0, 132, 0: 0 red, 132 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lucky Clover?: The complementary color is #840084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.