What color is #002601?

#002601 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 #002601?

The RGB value is 0, 38, 1: 0 red, 38 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002601?

The complementary color is #260025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002601?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002601 color

#002601 rgb(0, 38, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #002601 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 14.9% green and 0.4% blue (0, 38, 1).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#002601 color codes

HEX	`#002601`
RGB	`rgb(0, 38, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 14.9%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 97%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.88, -22.59, 16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.88, 28.13, 143.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.699, 1.388, 0.26)`
Decimal	`9729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002601, 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 #002601	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002601 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #002601 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002601; }
.text { color: #002601; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002601; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 38 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002601, #002614); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #002601?: #002601 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 #002601?: The RGB value is 0, 38, 1: 0 red, 38 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002601?: The complementary color is #260025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002601?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.