What color is #002908?

#002908 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002908?

The RGB value is 0, 41, 8: 0 red, 41 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002908?

The complementary color is #290021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002908?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002908 color

#002908 rgb(0, 41, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #002908 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 16.1% green and 3.1% blue (0, 41, 8).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#002908 color codes

HEX	`#002908`
RGB	`rgb(0, 41, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 16.1%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 80%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.25, -22.84, 15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.25, 27.75, 145.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.837, 1.603, 0.495)`
Decimal	`10504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002908, 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 #002908	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002908 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #002908 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002908; }
.text { color: #002908; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002908; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 41 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002908, #00291d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #002908?: #002908 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002908?: The RGB value is 0, 41, 8: 0 red, 41 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002908?: The complementary color is #290021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002908?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.