What color is #004521?

#004521 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 #004521?

The RGB value is 0, 69, 33: 0 red, 69 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004521?

The complementary color is #450024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004521?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004521 color

#004521 rgb(0, 69, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #004521 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.1% green and 12.9% blue (0, 69, 33).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#004521 color codes

HEX	`#004521`
RGB	`rgb(0, 69, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.1%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 52%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.85, -29.32, 16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.85, 33.56, 150.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.402, 4.366, 2.155)`
Decimal	`17697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004521, 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 #004521	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004521 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #004521 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004521; }
.text { color: #004521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004521; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 69 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004521, #004543); }

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Questions

What color is #004521?: #004521 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 #004521?: The RGB value is 0, 69, 33: 0 red, 69 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004521?: The complementary color is #450024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004521?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.