What color is #002217?

#002217 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002217?

The RGB value is 0, 34, 23: 0 red, 34 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002217?

The complementary color is #22000B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002217?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002217 color

#002217 rgb(0, 34, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #002217 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 13.3% green and 9% blue (0, 34, 23).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#002217 color codes

HEX	`#002217`
RGB	`rgb(0, 34, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 13.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 32%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.6, -15.93, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.6, 16.4, 166.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.727, 1.206, 1.005)`
Decimal	`8727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002217, 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 #002217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #002217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002217; }
.text { color: #002217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 34 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002217, #001c22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #002217?: #002217 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002217?: The RGB value is 0, 34, 23: 0 red, 34 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002217?: The complementary color is #22000B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002217?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.