What color is #002305?

#002305 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 #002305?

The RGB value is 0, 35, 5: 0 red, 35 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002305?

The complementary color is #23001E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002305?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002305 color

#002305 rgb(0, 35, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #002305 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 13.7% green and 2% blue (0, 35, 5).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

#002305 color codes

HEX	`#002305`
RGB	`rgb(0, 35, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 13.7%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 86%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.65, -20.17, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.65, 24.24, 146.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.628, 1.213, 0.345)`
Decimal	`8965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002305, 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 #002305	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002305 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	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 #002305 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002305; }
.text { color: #002305; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002305; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 35 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002305, #002317); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #002305?: #002305 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 #002305?: The RGB value is 0, 35, 5: 0 red, 35 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002305?: The complementary color is #23001E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002305?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.