What color is #002C11?

#002C11 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 #002C11?

The RGB value is 0, 44, 17: 0 red, 44 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002C11?

The complementary color is #2C001B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002C11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002C11 color

#002C11 rgb(0, 44, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #002C11 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 17.3% green and 6.7% blue (0, 44, 17).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#002C11 color codes

HEX	`#002C11`
RGB	`rgb(0, 44, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 17.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 100%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 61%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.63, -22.42, 13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.63, 26.07, 149.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.002, 1.842, 0.833)`
Decimal	`11281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002C11, 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 #002C11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002C11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #002C11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002c11; }
.text { color: #002c11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002c11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 44 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002c11, #002c27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #002C11?: #002C11 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 #002C11?: The RGB value is 0, 44, 17: 0 red, 44 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002C11?: The complementary color is #2C001B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002C11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.