What color is #00612B?

#00612B 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 #00612B?

The RGB value is 0, 97, 43: 0 red, 97 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00612B?

The complementary color is #610036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00612B?

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.

#00612B color

#00612B rgb(0, 97, 43)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 38% green and 16.9% blue (0, 97, 43).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ficus Elastica (#006131), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#00612B color codes

HEX	`#00612B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 97, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 38%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 56%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, -38.09, 23.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 44.92, 148)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.71, 8.723, 3.721)`
Decimal	`24875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#00612B 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 #00612B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00612b; }
.text { color: #00612b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00612b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 97 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00612b, #00615b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #00612B?: #00612B 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 #00612B?: The RGB value is 0, 97, 43: 0 red, 97 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00612B?: The complementary color is #610036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00612B?: 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.