What color is #004502?

#004502 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 #004502?

The RGB value is 0, 69, 2: 0 red, 69 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004502?

The complementary color is #450043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004502?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004502 color

#004502 rgb(0, 69, 2)

Shades of green

The hex color #004502 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.1% green and 0.8% blue (0, 69, 2).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Grass (#004400), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#004502 color codes

HEX	`#004502`
RGB	`rgb(0, 69, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.1%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 97%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.51, -33.47, 31.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.51, 45.82, 136.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.139, 4.26, 0.767)`
Decimal	`17666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004502, 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 #004502	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004502 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #004502 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004502; }
.text { color: #004502; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004502; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 69 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004502, #004525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #004502?: #004502 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 #004502?: The RGB value is 0, 69, 2: 0 red, 69 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004502?: The complementary color is #450043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004502?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.