Close to Emerald Green
#005A02
#005A02 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Emerald Green. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 35.3% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 121°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #005A02.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.53:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.46:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.53:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.46:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #005A02 as they’d see it.
#005A02 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #005A02
What color is #005A02?
#005A02 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Emerald Green. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 35.3% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 121°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #005A02 in RGB?
#005A02 is rgb(0, 90, 2): 0 red, 90 green, and 2 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #005A02 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 0, 98, 65). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #005A02?
PANTONE 364 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #005A02?
Its complement #7E277A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.