What color is #002002?

#002002 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002002?

The RGB value is 0, 32, 2: 0 red, 32 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002002?

The complementary color is #20001E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002002?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002002 color

#002002 rgb(0, 32, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #002002 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.5% green and 0.8% blue (0, 32, 2).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#002002 color codes

HEX	`#002002`
RGB	`rgb(0, 32, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.5%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 94%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.3, -18.47, 12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.3, 22.44, 145.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.527, 1.037, 0.23)`
Decimal	`8194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002002, 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 #002002	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002002 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #002002 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002002; }
.text { color: #002002; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002002; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 32 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002002, #002012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #002002?: #002002 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002002?: The RGB value is 0, 32, 2: 0 red, 32 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002002?: The complementary color is #20001E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002002?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.