What color is #003322?

#003322 is a very dark, vivid spring green known as Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pitch-Black Forests?

The RGB value is 0, 51, 34: 0 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pitch-Black Forests?

The complementary color is #330011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pitch-Black Forests color: hex code #003322

#003322 rgb(0, 51, 34)

Shades of green

Pitch-Black Forests has the hex code #003322. It is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 20% green and 13.3% blue (0, 51, 34).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 80% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

Pitch-Black Forests (#003322) color codes

HEX	`#003322`
RGB	`rgb(0, 51, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 20%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 33%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.84, -21.23, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.84, 22.15, 163.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.472, 2.483, 1.915)`
Decimal	`13090`
Short hex	`#032`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pitch-Black Forests, 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 #003322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #003322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003322; }
.text { color: #003322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 51 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003322, #002b33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #003322 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #003322?: #003322 is a very dark, vivid spring green known as Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pitch-Black Forests?: The RGB value is 0, 51, 34: 0 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pitch-Black Forests?: The complementary color is #330011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.