What color is #042616?

#042616 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #042616?

The RGB value is 4, 38, 22: 4 red, 38 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #042616?

The complementary color is #260414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #042616?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#042616 color

#042616 rgb(4, 38, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #042616 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 14.9% green and 8.6% blue (4, 38, 22).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 81% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#042616 color codes

HEX	`#042616`
RGB	`rgb(4, 38, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 14.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 81%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 89%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 42%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.42, -17.17, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.42, 18.61, 157.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.888, 1.47, 0.996)`
Decimal	`271894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #042616, 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 #042616	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#042616 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #042616 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #042616; }
.text { color: #042616; }
.border { border: 2px solid #042616; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 38 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #042616, #042526); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #042616?: #042616 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #042616?: The RGB value is 4, 38, 22: 4 red, 38 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #042616?: The complementary color is #260414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #042616?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.