What color is #022514?

#022514 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #022514?

The RGB value is 2, 37, 20: 2 red, 37 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #022514?

The complementary color is #250213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #022514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#022514 color

#022514 rgb(2, 37, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #022514 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 14.5% green and 7.8% blue (2, 37, 20).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 90% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#022514 color codes

HEX	`#022514`
RGB	`rgb(2, 37, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 14.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 90%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 95%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 46%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.87, -17.86, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.87, 19.48, 156.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.813, 1.386, 0.886)`
Decimal	`140564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #022514, 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 #022514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#022514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #022514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #022514; }
.text { color: #022514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #022514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 37 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #022514, #022425); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #022514?: #022514 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #022514?: The RGB value is 2, 37, 20: 2 red, 37 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #022514?: The complementary color is #250213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #022514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.