What color is #00540D?

#00540D is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Swamp Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00540D?

The RGB value is 0, 84, 13: 0 red, 84 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00540D?

The complementary color is #540047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00540D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00540D color

#00540D rgb(0, 84, 13)

Shades of green

The hex color #00540D is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 32.9% green and 5.1% blue (0, 84, 13).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Monster (#005511), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#00540D color codes

HEX	`#00540D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 84, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 32.9%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 85%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.33, -37.51, 32.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.33, 49.69, 139.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.243, 6.369, 1.439)`
Decimal	`21517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00540D, 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 #00540D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00540D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #00540D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00540d; }
.text { color: #00540d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00540d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 84 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00540d, #005437); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #00540D?: #00540D is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Swamp Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00540D?: The RGB value is 0, 84, 13: 0 red, 84 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00540D?: The complementary color is #540047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00540D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.