What color is #04512F?

#04512F is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04512F?

The RGB value is 4, 81, 47: 4 red, 81 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04512F?

The complementary color is #510426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04512F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04512F color

#04512F rgb(4, 81, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #04512F is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 31.8% green and 18.4% blue (4, 81, 47).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 91% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#04512F color codes

HEX	`#04512F`
RGB	`rgb(4, 81, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 31.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 91%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 95%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 42%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.7, -30.56, 14.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.7, 33.66, 155.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.505, 6.115, 3.684)`
Decimal	`282927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04512F, 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 #04512F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04512F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #04512F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04512f; }
.text { color: #04512f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04512f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 81 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04512f, #044d51); }

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Questions

What color is #04512F?: #04512F is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04512F?: The RGB value is 4, 81, 47: 4 red, 81 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04512F?: The complementary color is #510426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04512F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.