What color is #012F19?

#012F19 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #012F19?

The RGB value is 1, 47, 25: 1 red, 47 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #012F19?

The complementary color is #2F0117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #012F19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#012F19 color

#012F19 rgb(1, 47, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #012F19 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 18.4% green and 9.8% blue (1, 47, 25).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 96% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#012F19 color codes

HEX	`#012F19`
RGB	`rgb(1, 47, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 18.4%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 96%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 98%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 0%, 47%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.05, -21.59, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.05, 23.78, 155.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.204, 2.11, 1.263)`
Decimal	`77593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #012F19, 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 #012F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#012F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #012F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #012f19; }
.text { color: #012f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #012f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 47 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #012f19, #012e2f); }

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Questions

What color is #012F19?: #012F19 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #012F19?: The RGB value is 1, 47, 25: 1 red, 47 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #012F19?: The complementary color is #2F0117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #012F19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.