What color is #012806?

#012806 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #012806?

The RGB value is 1, 40, 6: 1 red, 40 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #012806?

The complementary color is #280123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #012806?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#012806 color

#012806 rgb(1, 40, 6)

Shades of green

The hex color #012806 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 15.7% green and 2.4% blue (1, 40, 6).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 95% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#012806 color codes

HEX	`#012806`
RGB	`rgb(1, 40, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 15.7%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 95%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 98%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 0%, 85%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.84, -22.41, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.84, 27.56, 144.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.804, 1.537, 0.427)`
Decimal	`75782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #012806, 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 #012806	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#012806 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #012806 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #012806; }
.text { color: #012806; }
.border { border: 2px solid #012806; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 40 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #012806, #012819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #012806?: #012806 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #012806?: The RGB value is 1, 40, 6: 1 red, 40 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #012806?: The complementary color is #280123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #012806?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.