What color is #002D1B?

#002D1B 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 #002D1B?

The RGB value is 0, 45, 27: 0 red, 45 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002D1B?

The complementary color is #2D0012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002D1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002D1B color

#002D1B rgb(0, 45, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #002D1B is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 17.6% green and 10.6% blue (0, 45, 27).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#002D1B color codes

HEX	`#002D1B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 45, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 17.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 40%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.25, -20.39, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.25, 21.74, 159.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.136, 1.956, 1.354)`
Decimal	`11547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002D1B, 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 #002D1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002D1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #002D1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002d1b; }
.text { color: #002d1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002d1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 45 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002d1b, #00292d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #002D1B?: #002D1B 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 #002D1B?: The RGB value is 0, 45, 27: 0 red, 45 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002D1B?: The complementary color is #2D0012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002D1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.