What color is #00481B?

#00481B 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 #00481B?

The RGB value is 0, 72, 27: 0 red, 72 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00481B?

The complementary color is #48002D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00481B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00481B color

#00481B rgb(0, 72, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #00481B is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 28.2% green and 10.6% blue (0, 72, 27).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#00481B color codes

HEX	`#00481B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 72, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 28.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 100%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 63%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, -31.62, 21.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 38.05, 146.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.515, 4.714, 1.814)`
Decimal	`18459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00481B, 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 #00481B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00481B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #00481B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00481b; }
.text { color: #00481b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00481b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 72 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00481b, #00483f); }

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Questions

What color is #00481B?: #00481B 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 #00481B?: The RGB value is 0, 72, 27: 0 red, 72 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00481B?: The complementary color is #48002D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00481B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.