What color is #004900?

#004900 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 #004900?

The RGB value is 0, 73, 0: 0 red, 73 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004900?

The complementary color is #490049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004900 color

#004900 rgb(0, 73, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #004900 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 28.6% green and 0% blue (0, 73, 0).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Grass (#004400), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#004900 color codes

HEX	`#004900`
RGB	`rgb(0, 73, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 28.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.05, -34.94, 33.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.05, 48.45, 136.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.382, 4.765, 0.794)`
Decimal	`18688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004900, 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 #004900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #004900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004900; }
.text { color: #004900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 73 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004900, #004925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #004900?: #004900 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 #004900?: The RGB value is 0, 73, 0: 0 red, 73 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004900?: The complementary color is #490049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.