What color is #006225?

#006225 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006225?

The RGB value is 0, 98, 37: 0 red, 98 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006225?

The complementary color is #62003D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006225?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006225 color

#006225 rgb(0, 98, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #006225 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 38.4% green and 14.5% blue (0, 98, 37).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Wonder (#0D6323), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#006225 color codes

HEX	`#006225`
RGB	`rgb(0, 98, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 38.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 62%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.73, -39.43, 27.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.73, 48.01, 145.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.701, 8.868, 3.214)`
Decimal	`25125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006225, 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 #006225	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#006225 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #006225 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006225; }
.text { color: #006225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006225; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 98 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006225, #006256); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #006225?: #006225 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006225?: The RGB value is 0, 98, 37: 0 red, 98 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006225?: The complementary color is #62003D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006225?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.