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#00400A

#00400a ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#00400a is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.38% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 129.38°, with 100% saturation and 12.55% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 6.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003300
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Relative luminance0.0369

Complementary

  1. #00400a
  2. #400036

Split complementary

  1. #00400a
  2. #2a0040
  3. #400016

Analogous

  1. #164000
  2. #00400a
  3. #00402a

Triadic

  1. #00400a
  2. #0a0040
  3. #400a00

Tetradic

  1. #00400a
  2. #003640
  3. #400036
  4. #400a00

Square

  1. #00400a
  2. #001640
  3. #400036
  4. #402a00

Monochromatic

  1. #001403
  2. #001403
  3. #00400a
  4. #008d16
  5. #00d922

Shades

#00400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00400a
  2. #003a09
  3. #003308
  4. #002d07
  5. #002606
  6. #002005
  7. #001a04
  8. #001303
  9. #000d02
  10. #000601
  11. #000000

Tints

#00400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00400a
  2. #1a5323
  3. #33663b
  4. #4d7954
  5. #668c6c
  6. #80a085
  7. #99b39d
  8. #b3c6b6
  9. #ccd9ce
  10. #e6ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00400a
  2. #0d4616
  3. #1a4d22
  4. #26532d
  5. #335a39
  6. #406045
  7. #4d6651
  8. #5a6d5d
  9. #667368
  10. #737a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #293a2a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #413902 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b3410 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e36 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #323c05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d390e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f2a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00400a {
  color: #00400a;
}
Background
.bg-00400a {
  background-color: #00400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-00400a {
  border: 2px solid #00400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 100% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00400a, #00402a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 6.85 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.76 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 11.00 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.72 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 12.17 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 12.80 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 13.76 #ffbff5 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#00400a  rgb(0, 64, 10)  hsl(129, 100%, 13%)  British Racing Green
#400036  rgb(64, 0, 54)  hsl(309, 100%, 13%)  Tyrian Purple
#0a0040  rgb(10, 0, 64)  hsl(249, 100%, 13%)  Midnight Blue
#400a00  rgb(64, 10, 0)  hsl(9, 100%, 13%)  Caput Mortuum