What color is #002E1E?

#002E1E 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 #002E1E?

The RGB value is 0, 46, 30: 0 red, 46 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002E1E?

The complementary color is #2E0010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002E1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002E1E color

#002E1E rgb(0, 46, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #002E1E is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 18% green and 11.8% blue (0, 46, 30).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#002E1E color codes

HEX	`#002E1E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 46, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 18%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 35%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.73, -20, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.73, 20.92, 162.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.211, 2.048, 1.559)`
Decimal	`11806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002E1E, 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 #002E1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002E1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #002E1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002e1e; }
.text { color: #002e1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002e1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 46 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002e1e, #00272e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #002E1E?: #002E1E 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 #002E1E?: The RGB value is 0, 46, 30: 0 red, 46 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002E1E?: The complementary color is #2E0010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002E1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.