What color is #00450B?

#00450B 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 #00450B?

The RGB value is 0, 69, 11: 0 red, 69 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00450B?

The complementary color is #45003A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00450B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00450B color

#00450B rgb(0, 69, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #00450B is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.1% green and 4.3% blue (0, 69, 11).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Grass (#004400), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#00450B color codes

HEX	`#00450B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 69, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 84%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.58, -32.66, 27.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.58, 42.82, 139.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.188, 4.28, 1.027)`
Decimal	`17675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00450B, 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 #00450B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00450B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #00450B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00450b; }
.text { color: #00450b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00450b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 69 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00450b, #00452e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #00450B?: #00450B 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 #00450B?: The RGB value is 0, 69, 11: 0 red, 69 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00450B?: The complementary color is #45003A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00450B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.