What color is #012000?

#012000 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #012000?

The RGB value is 1, 32, 0: 1 red, 32 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #012000?

The complementary color is #1F0020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #012000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#012000 color

#012000 rgb(1, 32, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #012000 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 12.5% green and 0% blue (1, 32, 0).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#012000 color codes

HEX	`#012000`
RGB	`rgb(1, 32, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 12.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 0%, 100%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.32, -18.48, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.32, 22.94, 143.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.529, 1.039, 0.173)`
Decimal	`73728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #012000, 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 #012000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#012000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #012000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #012000; }
.text { color: #012000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #012000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 32 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #012000, #00200f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #012000?: #012000 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #012000?: The RGB value is 1, 32, 0: 1 red, 32 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #012000?: The complementary color is #1F0020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #012000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.