What color is #042100?

#042100 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 #042100?

The RGB value is 4, 33, 0: 4 red, 33 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #042100?

The complementary color is #1D0021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #042100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#042100 color

#042100 rgb(4, 33, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #042100 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 12.9% green and 0% blue (4, 33, 0).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#042100 color codes

HEX	`#042100`
RGB	`rgb(4, 33, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 12.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 100%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.9, -18.36, 14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.9, 23.36, 141.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.594, 1.113, 0.184)`
Decimal	`270592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #042100, 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 #042100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#042100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #042100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #042100; }
.text { color: #042100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #042100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 33 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #042100, #00210d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #042100?: #042100 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 #042100?: The RGB value is 4, 33, 0: 4 red, 33 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #042100?: The complementary color is #1D0021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #042100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.