What color is #002316?

#002316 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 #002316?

The RGB value is 0, 35, 22: 0 red, 35 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002316?

The complementary color is #23000D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002316?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002316 color

#002316 rgb(0, 35, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #002316 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 13.7% green and 8.6% blue (0, 35, 22).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.77:1).

#002316 color codes

HEX	`#002316`
RGB	`rgb(0, 35, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 13.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 37%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.99, -16.83, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.99, 17.61, 162.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.746, 1.26, 0.963)`
Decimal	`8982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002316, 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 #002316	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002316 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #002316 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002316; }
.text { color: #002316; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002316; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 35 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002316, #001e23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #002316?: #002316 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 #002316?: The RGB value is 0, 35, 22: 0 red, 35 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002316?: The complementary color is #23000D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002316?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.