What color is #002C1B?

#002C1B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002C1B?

The RGB value is 0, 44, 27: 0 red, 44 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002C1B?

The complementary color is #2C0011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002C1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002C1B color

#002C1B rgb(0, 44, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #002C1B is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 17.3% green and 10.6% blue (0, 44, 27).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#002C1B color codes

HEX	`#002C1B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 44, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 17.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 100%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 39%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.85, -19.92, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.85, 21.11, 160.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.098, 1.88, 1.342)`
Decimal	`11291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002C1B, 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 #002C1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002C1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #002C1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002c1b; }
.text { color: #002c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002c1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 44 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002c1b, #00272c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #002C1B?: #002C1B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002C1B?: The RGB value is 0, 44, 27: 0 red, 44 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002C1B?: The complementary color is #2C0011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002C1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.