What color is #004D27?

#004D27 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 #004D27?

The RGB value is 0, 77, 39: 0 red, 77 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004D27?

The complementary color is #4D0026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004D27 color

#004D27 rgb(0, 77, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #004D27 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 30.2% green and 15.3% blue (0, 77, 39).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#004D27 color codes

HEX	`#004D27`
RGB	`rgb(0, 77, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 30.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 100%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 49%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.99, -31.25, 16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.99, 35.45, 151.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.02, 5.454, 2.813)`
Decimal	`19751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004D27, 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 #004D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #004D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004d27; }
.text { color: #004d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 77 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004d27, #004c4d); }

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Questions

What color is #004D27?: #004D27 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 #004D27?: The RGB value is 0, 77, 39: 0 red, 77 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004D27?: The complementary color is #4D0026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.