What color is #042712?

#042712 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 #042712?

The RGB value is 4, 39, 18: 4 red, 39 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #042712?

The complementary color is #270419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #042712?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#042712 color

#042712 rgb(4, 39, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #042712 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 15.3% green and 7.1% blue (4, 39, 18).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 81% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#042712 color codes

HEX	`#042712`
RGB	`rgb(4, 39, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 15.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 81%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 90%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 54%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.74, -18.69, 10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.74, 21.31, 151.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.885, 1.52, 0.819)`
Decimal	`272146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #042712, 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 #042712	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#042712 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #042712 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #042712; }
.text { color: #042712; }
.border { border: 2px solid #042712; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 39 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #042712, #042724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #042712?: #042712 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 #042712?: The RGB value is 4, 39, 18: 4 red, 39 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #042712?: The complementary color is #270419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #042712?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.