What color is #00501F?

#00501F is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color O Tannenbaum. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00501F?

The RGB value is 0, 80, 31: 0 red, 80 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00501F?

The complementary color is #500031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00501F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00501F color

#00501F rgb(0, 80, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #00501F is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 31.4% green and 12.2% blue (0, 80, 31).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is O Tannenbaum (#005522), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#00501F color codes

HEX	`#00501F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 80, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 31.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 61%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.99, -33.92, 22.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.99, 40.77, 146.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.116, 5.836, 2.258)`
Decimal	`20511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00501F, 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 #00501F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00501F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #00501F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00501f; }
.text { color: #00501f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00501f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 80 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00501f, #005047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #00501F?: #00501F is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color O Tannenbaum. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00501F?: The RGB value is 0, 80, 31: 0 red, 80 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00501F?: The complementary color is #500031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00501F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.