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#000A00 Color

#000A00 is rgb(0, 10, 0) in RGB, hsl(120, 100%, 2%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 96%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Registration Black (#000200), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#000A00
HEX#000A00
RGBrgb(0, 10, 0)
HSLhsl(120, 100%, 2%)
HSVhsv(120, 100%, 4%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 96%)
OKLCHoklch(12.5% 0.043 142.5)
LABlab(1.97% -3.75 2.83)
LCHlch(1.97% 4.70 142.95)

What #000A00 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #000A00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#000A00 Channel Values

How #000A00 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 10 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 100% · L 2%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 100% · V 4%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 96%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance20.13:1 vs white · 1.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #000A00 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text1.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #000A00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #000A00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #000A00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #000A00

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #000A00.

How #000A00 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#000A00
Protanopia#080800
Protanomaly#050900
Deuteranopia#070700
Deuteranomaly#040800
Tritanopia#010909
Tritanomaly#010905
Achromatopsia#070707

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #000A00 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-000a00: #000A00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #000A00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-000a00': '#000A00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.039, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_000a00">#000A00</color>
SVG fillfill="#000A00"

More Green Colors

#000A00 sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#000A00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #000A00?

#000A00 is a darkest green — rgb(0, 10, 0) in RGB and hsl(120, 100%, 2%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Registration Black (#000200), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.08.

What is the RGB value of #000A00?

#000A00 is rgb(0, 10, 0) — red 0, green 10, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #000A00?

#000A00 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 96%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #000A00 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #000A00 scores 20.13:1 against white and 1.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #000A00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #000A00 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 5.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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