Recognised as Colour

#040C00

#040C00
Green
Dark
Nearest: Black

#040C00 is a green with RGB values 4, 12, 0 and HSL 100°, 100%, 2%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#040C00#040C00

HEX#040C00

RGBrgb(4, 12, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0471, 0

RGB percentages1.6%, 4.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(100, 100%, 2.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100, 100%, 4.7%)

CMYK66.7%, 0%, 100%, 95.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer265,216

CSS custom property--colour: #040C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness9.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.85:1

Contrast with white19.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#090909

Inverted#FBF3FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D0A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0C0900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#040B08no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Dim grey · ΔE 42.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 50.1 Gray · ΔE 51.3 Slate grey · ΔE 52.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 6, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#08000C

Analogous#0A0C00, #000C02

Triadic#00040C, #0C0004

Split complementary#02000C, #0C000A

Tetradic#000A0C, #08000C, #0C0200

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#48D800

Lighter +30%#37A500

Lighter +20%#267200

Lighter +10%#153F00

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#040C00

Less saturated −25%#050A02

Channel breakdown

G12

Red4 (1.6%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue100°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness2.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 04 · G 0C · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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