What color is #002E09?

#002E09 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color PCB Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002E09?

The RGB value is 0, 46, 9: 0 red, 46 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002E09?

The complementary color is #2E0025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002E09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002E09 color

#002E09 rgb(0, 46, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #002E09 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 18% green and 3.5% blue (0, 46, 9).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is PCB Green (#002D04), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#002E09 color codes

HEX	`#002E09`
RGB	`rgb(0, 46, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 18%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 80%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.35, -24.61, 18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.35, 30.54, 143.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.026, 1.974, 0.585)`
Decimal	`11785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002E09, 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 #002E09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002E09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #002E09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002e09; }
.text { color: #002e09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002e09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 46 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002e09, #002e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #002E09?: #002E09 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color PCB Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002E09?: The RGB value is 0, 46, 9: 0 red, 46 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002E09?: The complementary color is #2E0025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002E09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.