What color is #009000?

#009000 is a dark, vivid green known as Maniac Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Maniac Green?

The RGB value is 0, 144, 0: 0 red, 144 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Maniac Green?

The complementary color is #900090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Maniac Green color: hex code #009000

#009000 rgb(0, 144, 0)

Shades of green

Maniac Green has the hex code #009000. It is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 56.5% green and 0% blue (0, 144, 0).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 44% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

Maniac Green (#009000) color codes

HEX	`#009000`
RGB	`rgb(0, 144, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 56.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, -56.31, 54.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 78.26, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.973, 19.945, 3.324)`
Decimal	`36864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Maniac 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 #009000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	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 #009000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009000; }
.text { color: #009000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 144 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009000, #009048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #009000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #009000?: #009000 is a dark, vivid green known as Maniac Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Maniac Green?: The RGB value is 0, 144, 0: 0 red, 144 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Maniac Green?: The complementary color is #900090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.