What color is #00491C?

#00491C 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 #00491C?

The RGB value is 0, 73, 28: 0 red, 73 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00491C?

The complementary color is #49002D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00491C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00491C color

#00491C rgb(0, 73, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #00491C is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 28.6% green and 11% blue (0, 73, 28).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#00491C color codes

HEX	`#00491C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 73, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 28.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 62%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.3, -31.83, 21.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.3, 38.17, 146.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.592, 4.849, 1.898)`
Decimal	`18716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00491C, 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 #00491C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00491C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #00491C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00491c; }
.text { color: #00491c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00491c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 73 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00491c, #004941); }

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Questions

What color is #00491C?: #00491C 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 #00491C?: The RGB value is 0, 73, 28: 0 red, 73 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00491C?: The complementary color is #49002D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00491C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.