What color is #245000?

#245000 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #245000?

The RGB value is 36, 80, 0: 36 red, 80 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #245000?

The complementary color is #2C0050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #245000?

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.

#245000 color

#245000 rgb(36, 80, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #245000 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 31.4% green and 0% blue (36, 80, 0).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#245000 color codes

HEX	`#245000`
RGB	`rgb(36, 80, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 31.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 100%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.69, -29.1, 37.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.69, 47.1, 128.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.596, 6.112, 0.99)`
Decimal	`2379776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #245000, 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 #245000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#245000 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 #245000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #245000; }
.text { color: #245000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 80 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #245000, #005004); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #245000?: #245000 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #245000?: The RGB value is 36, 80, 0: 36 red, 80 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #245000?: The complementary color is #2C0050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #245000?: 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.