What color is #00612A?

#00612A is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00612A?

The RGB value is 0, 97, 42: 0 red, 97 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00612A?

The complementary color is #610037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00612A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00612A color

#00612A rgb(0, 97, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #00612A is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 38% green and 16.5% blue (0, 97, 42).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ficus Elastica (#006131), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#00612A color codes

HEX	`#00612A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 97, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 38%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 57%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.43, -38.27, 24.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.43, 45.35, 147.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.692, 8.716, 3.625)`
Decimal	`24874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00612A, 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 #00612A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00612A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #00612A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00612a; }
.text { color: #00612a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00612a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 97 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00612a, #00615a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #00612A?: #00612A is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00612A?: The RGB value is 0, 97, 42: 0 red, 97 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00612A?: The complementary color is #610037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00612A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.