What color is #009705?

#009705 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Islamic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009705?

The RGB value is 0, 151, 5: 0 red, 151 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009705?

The complementary color is #970092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009705?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009705 color

#009705 rgb(0, 151, 5)

Shades of green

The hex color #009705 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 59.2% green and 2% blue (0, 151, 5).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Islamic Green (#009900), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#009705 color codes

HEX	`#009705`
RGB	`rgb(0, 151, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 59.2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 97%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, -58.14, 55.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 80.34, 136.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.093, 22.143, 3.833)`
Decimal	`38661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009705, 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 #009705	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009705 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	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 #009705 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009705; }
.text { color: #009705; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009705; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 151 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009705, #009751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #009705?: #009705 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Islamic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009705?: The RGB value is 0, 151, 5: 0 red, 151 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009705?: The complementary color is #970092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009705?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.