What color is #002404?

#002404 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 #002404?

The RGB value is 0, 36, 4: 0 red, 36 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002404?

The complementary color is #240020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002404?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002404 color

#002404 rgb(0, 36, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #002404 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 14.1% green and 1.6% blue (0, 36, 4).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#002404 color codes

HEX	`#002404`
RGB	`rgb(0, 36, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 14.1%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 89%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.07, -20.96, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.07, 25.45, 145.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.653, 1.27, 0.326)`
Decimal	`9220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002404, 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 #002404	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002404 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #002404 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002404; }
.text { color: #002404; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002404; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 36 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002404, #002416); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #002404?: #002404 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 #002404?: The RGB value is 0, 36, 4: 0 red, 36 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002404?: The complementary color is #240020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002404?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.