What color is #021B04?

#021B04 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #021B04?

The RGB value is 2, 27, 4: 2 red, 27 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #021B04?

The complementary color is #1B0219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #021B04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#021B04 color

#021B04 rgb(2, 27, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #021B04 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 10.6% green and 1.6% blue (2, 27, 4).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 86% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.09:1).

#021B04 color codes

HEX	`#021B04`
RGB	`rgb(2, 27, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 10.6%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 86%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 93%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 0%, 85%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.28, -13.38, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.28, 16.13, 146.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.439, 0.805, 0.247)`
Decimal	`137988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #021B04, 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 #021B04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#021B04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #021B04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #021b04; }
.text { color: #021b04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #021b04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 27 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #021b04, #021b10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #021B04?: #021B04 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #021B04?: The RGB value is 2, 27, 4: 2 red, 27 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #021B04?: The complementary color is #1B0219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #021B04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.