What color is #01241F?

#01241F is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #01241F?

The RGB value is 1, 36, 31: 1 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #01241F?

The complementary color is #240106, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #01241F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#01241F color

#01241F rgb(1, 36, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #01241F is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 14.1% green and 12.2% blue (1, 36, 31).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 95% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#01241F color codes

HEX	`#01241F`
RGB	`rgb(1, 36, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 14.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 95%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 97%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 0%, 14%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.74, -14.14, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.74, 14.15, 181.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.891, 1.367, 1.513)`
Decimal	`74783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #01241F, 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 #01241F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#01241F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #01241F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #01241f; }
.text { color: #01241f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01241f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 36 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #01241f, #011724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #01241F?: #01241F is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #01241F?: The RGB value is 1, 36, 31: 1 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #01241F?: The complementary color is #240106, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #01241F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.