What color is #004A25?

#004A25 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004A25?

The RGB value is 0, 74, 37: 0 red, 74 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004A25?

The complementary color is #4A0025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004A25 color

#004A25 rgb(0, 74, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #004A25 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 29% green and 14.5% blue (0, 74, 37).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#004A25 color codes

HEX	`#004A25`
RGB	`rgb(0, 74, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 29%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.82, -30.48, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.82, 34.63, 151.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.782, 5.031, 2.574)`
Decimal	`18981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004A25, 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 #004A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #004A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004a25; }
.text { color: #004a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 74 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004a25, #004a4a); }

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Questions

What color is #004A25?: #004A25 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004A25?: The RGB value is 0, 74, 37: 0 red, 74 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004A25?: The complementary color is #4A0025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.