What color is #00401B?

#00401B 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 #00401B?

The RGB value is 0, 64, 27: 0 red, 64 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00401B?

The complementary color is #400025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00401B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00401B color

#00401B rgb(0, 64, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #00401B is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 25.1% green and 10.6% blue (0, 64, 27).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#00401B color codes

HEX	`#00401B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 64, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 25.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 58%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.81, -28.54, 17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.81, 33.43, 148.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.031, 3.746, 1.653)`
Decimal	`16411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00401B, 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 #00401B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00401B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #00401B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00401b; }
.text { color: #00401b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00401b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 64 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00401b, #00403b); }

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Questions

What color is #00401B?: #00401B 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 #00401B?: The RGB value is 0, 64, 27: 0 red, 64 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00401B?: The complementary color is #400025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00401B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.