What color is #022704?

#022704 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #022704?

The RGB value is 2, 39, 4: 2 red, 39 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #022704?

The complementary color is #270225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #022704?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#022704 color

#022704 rgb(2, 39, 4)

Shades of green

The hex color #022704 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 15.3% green and 1.6% blue (2, 39, 4).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 90% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#022704 color codes

HEX	`#022704`
RGB	`rgb(2, 39, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 15.3%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 90%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 95%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 90%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.43, -21.95, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.43, 27.35, 143.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.772, 1.473, 0.358)`
Decimal	`141060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #022704, 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 #022704	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#022704 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #022704 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #022704; }
.text { color: #022704; }
.border { border: 2px solid #022704; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 39 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #022704, #022716); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #022704?: #022704 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #022704?: The RGB value is 2, 39, 4: 2 red, 39 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #022704?: The complementary color is #270225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #022704?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.