What color is #004B28?

#004B28 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 #004B28?

The RGB value is 0, 75, 40: 0 red, 75 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004B28?

The complementary color is #4B0023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004B28 color

#004B28 rgb(0, 75, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #004B28 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 29.4% green and 15.7% blue (0, 75, 40).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#004B28 color codes

HEX	`#004B28`
RGB	`rgb(0, 75, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 29.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 47%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.26, -30.23, 15.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.26, 33.82, 153.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.899, 5.185, 2.855)`
Decimal	`19240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004B28, 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 #004B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #004B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004b28; }
.text { color: #004b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 75 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004b28, #00494b); }

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Questions

What color is #004B28?: #004B28 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 #004B28?: The RGB value is 0, 75, 40: 0 red, 75 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004B28?: The complementary color is #4B0023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.