What color is #015400?

#015400 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #015400?

The RGB value is 1, 84, 0: 1 red, 84 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #015400?

The complementary color is #530054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #015400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#015400 color

#015400 rgb(1, 84, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #015400 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 32.9% green and 0% blue (1, 84, 0).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Forest (#0B5509), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#015400 color codes

HEX	`#015400`
RGB	`rgb(1, 84, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 32.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 0%, 100%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.27, -38.28, 37.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.27, 53.32, 135.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.183, 6.347, 1.057)`
Decimal	`87040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #015400, 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 #015400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#015400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #015400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #015400; }
.text { color: #015400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #015400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 84 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #015400, #005429); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #015400?: #015400 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #015400?: The RGB value is 1, 84, 0: 1 red, 84 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #015400?: The complementary color is #530054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #015400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.