What color is #008B56?

#008B56 is a dark, vivid spring green known as Center Field. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Center Field?

The RGB value is 0, 139, 86: 0 red, 139 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Center Field?

The complementary color is #8B0035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008B56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Center Field color: hex code #008B56

#008B56 rgb(0, 139, 86)

Shades of green

Center Field has the hex code #008B56. It is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 54.5% green and 33.7% blue (0, 139, 86).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 45% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

Center Field (#008B56) color codes

HEX	`#008B56`
RGB	`rgb(0, 139, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 54.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 38%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.85, -45.12, 19.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.85, 49.19, 156.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.911, 19.136, 11.921)`
Decimal	`35670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Center Field, 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 #008B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #008B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008b56; }
.text { color: #008b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 139 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008b56, #007a8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #008B56 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #008B56?: #008B56 is a dark, vivid spring green known as Center Field. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Center Field?: The RGB value is 0, 139, 86: 0 red, 139 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Center Field?: The complementary color is #8B0035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008B56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.