What color is #00724B?

#00724B is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Into the Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00724B?

The RGB value is 0, 114, 75: 0 red, 114 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00724B?

The complementary color is #720027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00724B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00724B color

#00724B rgb(0, 114, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #00724B is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 44.7% green and 29.4% blue (0, 114, 75).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Into the Green (#0D6C49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#00724B color codes

HEX	`#00724B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 114, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 44.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 34%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.06, -37.87, 14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.06, 40.38, 159.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.286, 12.542, 8.692)`
Decimal	`29259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00724B, 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 #00724B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#00724B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #00724B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00724b; }
.text { color: #00724b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00724b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 114 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00724b, #006072); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00724B?: #00724B is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Into the Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00724B?: The RGB value is 0, 114, 75: 0 red, 114 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00724B?: The complementary color is #720027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00724B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.