What color is #022405?

#022405 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #022405?

The RGB value is 2, 36, 5: 2 red, 36 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #022405?

The complementary color is #240221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #022405?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#022405 color

#022405 rgb(2, 36, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #022405 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 14.1% green and 2% blue (2, 36, 5).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 89% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#022405 color codes

HEX	`#022405`
RGB	`rgb(2, 36, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 14.1%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 89%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 94%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 86%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.17, -20.17, 14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.17, 24.66, 144.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.683, 1.286, 0.356)`
Decimal	`140293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #022405, 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 #022405	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#022405 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #022405 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #022405; }
.text { color: #022405; }
.border { border: 2px solid #022405; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 36 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #022405, #022416); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #022405?: #022405 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #022405?: The RGB value is 2, 36, 5: 2 red, 36 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #022405?: The complementary color is #240221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #022405?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.