What color is #004227?

#004227 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004227?

The RGB value is 0, 66, 39: 0 red, 66 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004227?

The complementary color is #42001B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004227 color

#004227 rgb(0, 66, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #004227 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 25.9% green and 15.3% blue (0, 66, 39).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#004227 color codes

HEX	`#004227`
RGB	`rgb(0, 66, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 25.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 41%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.81, -26.68, 11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.81, 28.95, 157.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.314, 4.043, 2.577)`
Decimal	`16935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004227, 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 #004227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #004227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004227; }
.text { color: #004227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 66 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004227, #003c42); }

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Questions

What color is #004227?: #004227 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004227?: The RGB value is 0, 66, 39: 0 red, 66 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004227?: The complementary color is #42001B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.