What color is #004018?

#004018 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004018?

The RGB value is 0, 64, 24: 0 red, 64 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004018?

The complementary color is #400028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004018?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004018 color

#004018 rgb(0, 64, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #004018 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 25.1% green and 9.4% blue (0, 64, 24).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#004018 color codes

HEX	`#004018`
RGB	`rgb(0, 64, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 25.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 63%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.77, -29.1, 19.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.77, 34.82, 146.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.998, 3.732, 1.479)`
Decimal	`16408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004018, 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 #004018	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004018 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #004018 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004018; }
.text { color: #004018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004018; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 64 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004018, #004038); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #004018?: #004018 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004018?: The RGB value is 0, 64, 24: 0 red, 64 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004018?: The complementary color is #400028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004018?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.