What color is #002E0E?

#002E0E 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 #002E0E?

The RGB value is 0, 46, 14: 0 red, 46 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002E0E?

The complementary color is #2E0020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002E0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002E0E color

#002E0E rgb(0, 46, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #002E0E is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 18% green and 5.5% blue (0, 46, 14).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#002E0E color codes

HEX	`#002E0E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 46, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 18%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 70%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.41, -23.82, 15.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.41, 28.66, 146.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.056, 1.986, 0.743)`
Decimal	`11790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002E0E, 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 #002E0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002E0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #002E0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002e0e; }
.text { color: #002e0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002e0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 46 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002e0e, #002e25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #002E0E?: #002E0E 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 #002E0E?: The RGB value is 0, 46, 14: 0 red, 46 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002E0E?: The complementary color is #2E0020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002E0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.