What color is #00512F?

#00512F is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Lost in the Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00512F?

The RGB value is 0, 81, 47: 0 red, 81 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00512F?

The complementary color is #510022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00512F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00512F color

#00512F rgb(0, 81, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #00512F is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 31.8% green and 18.4% blue (0, 81, 47).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Lost in the Woods (#014426), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#00512F color codes

HEX	`#00512F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 81, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 31.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 42%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.64, -31.08, 14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.64, 34.09, 155.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.455, 6.09, 3.682)`
Decimal	`20783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00512F, 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 #00512F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00512F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #00512F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00512f; }
.text { color: #00512f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00512f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 81 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00512f, #004b51); }

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Questions

What color is #00512F?: #00512F is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Lost in the Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00512F?: The RGB value is 0, 81, 47: 0 red, 81 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00512F?: The complementary color is #510022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00512F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.