What color is #00220F?

#00220F 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 #00220F?

The RGB value is 0, 34, 15: 0 red, 34 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00220F?

The complementary color is #220013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00220F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00220F color

#00220F rgb(0, 34, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #00220F is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 13.3% green and 5.9% blue (0, 34, 15).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

#00220F color codes

HEX	`#00220F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 34, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 13.3%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 56%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.4, -17.85, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.4, 19.86, 154.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.658, 1.178, 0.645)`
Decimal	`8719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00220F, 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 #00220F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00220F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #00220F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00220f; }
.text { color: #00220f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00220f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 34 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00220f, #002220); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #00220F?: #00220F 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 #00220F?: The RGB value is 0, 34, 15: 0 red, 34 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00220F?: The complementary color is #220013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00220F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.