What color is #013700?

#013700 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #013700?

The RGB value is 1, 55, 0: 1 red, 55 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #013700?

The complementary color is #360037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #013700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#013700 color

#013700 rgb(1, 55, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #013700 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 21.6% green and 0% blue (1, 55, 0).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#013700 color codes

HEX	`#013700`
RGB	`rgb(1, 55, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 21.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 0%, 100%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.97, -28.77, 26.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.97, 38.9, 137.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.379, 2.739, 0.456)`
Decimal	`79616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #013700, 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 #013700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#013700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #013700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #013700; }
.text { color: #013700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #013700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 55 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #013700, #00371b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #013700?: #013700 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #013700?: The RGB value is 1, 55, 0: 1 red, 55 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #013700?: The complementary color is #360037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #013700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.