What color is #001E02?

#001E02 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 #001E02?

The RGB value is 0, 30, 2: 0 red, 30 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001E02?

The complementary color is #1E001C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001E02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001E02 color

#001E02 rgb(0, 30, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #001E02 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 11.8% green and 0.8% blue (0, 30, 2).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.7:1).

#001E02 color codes

HEX	`#001E02`
RGB	`rgb(0, 30, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 11.8%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 100%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 93%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.42, -16.82, 11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.42, 20.37, 145.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.475, 0.933, 0.212)`
Decimal	`7682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001E02, 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 #001E02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001E02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #001E02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001e02; }
.text { color: #001e02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001e02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 30 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001e02, #001e11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #001E02?: #001E02 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 #001E02?: The RGB value is 0, 30, 2: 0 red, 30 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001E02?: The complementary color is #1E001C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001E02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.