What color is #001805?

#001805 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001805?

The RGB value is 0, 24, 5: 0 red, 24 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001805?

The complementary color is #180013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001805?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001805 color

#001805 rgb(0, 24, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #001805 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9.4% green and 2% blue (0, 24, 5).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.54:1).

#001805 color codes

HEX	`#001805`
RGB	`rgb(0, 24, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9.4%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 79%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6, -11.36, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6, 13.2, 149.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.354, 0.664, 0.253)`
Decimal	`6149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001805, 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 #001805	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001805 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #001805 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001805; }
.text { color: #001805; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001805; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 24 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001805, #001811); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #001805?: #001805 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001805?: The RGB value is 0, 24, 5: 0 red, 24 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001805?: The complementary color is #180013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001805?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.