What color is #00421F?

#00421F 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 #00421F?

The RGB value is 0, 66, 31: 0 red, 66 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00421F?

The complementary color is #420023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00421F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00421F color

#00421F rgb(0, 66, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #00421F is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 25.9% green and 12.2% blue (0, 66, 31).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#00421F color codes

HEX	`#00421F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 66, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 25.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 53%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.66, -28.53, 16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.66, 32.73, 150.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.195, 3.995, 1.951)`
Decimal	`16927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00421F, 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 #00421F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00421F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #00421F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00421f; }
.text { color: #00421f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00421f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 66 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00421f, #004240); }

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Questions

What color is #00421F?: #00421F 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 #00421F?: The RGB value is 0, 66, 31: 0 red, 66 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00421F?: The complementary color is #420023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00421F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.