What color is #004404?

#004404 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Woodland Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004404?

The RGB value is 0, 68, 4: 0 red, 68 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004404?

The complementary color is #440040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004404?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004404 color

#004404 rgb(0, 68, 4)

Shades of green

The hex color #004404 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 26.7% green and 1.6% blue (0, 68, 4).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Grass (#004400), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#004404 color codes

HEX	`#004404`
RGB	`rgb(0, 68, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 26.7%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 94%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.14, -32.95, 30.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.14, 44.64, 137.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.089, 4.143, 0.804)`
Decimal	`17412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004404, 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 #004404	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004404 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #004404 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004404; }
.text { color: #004404; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004404; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 68 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004404, #004426); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #004404?: #004404 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Woodland Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004404?: The RGB value is 0, 68, 4: 0 red, 68 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004404?: The complementary color is #440040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004404?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.