What color is #03C03C?

#03C03C is a vivid green known as Whole Nine Yards. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Whole Nine Yards?

The RGB value is 3, 192, 60: 3 red, 192 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Whole Nine Yards?

The complementary color is #C00387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03C03C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Whole Nine Yards color: hex code #03C03C

#03C03C rgb(3, 192, 60)

Shades of green

Whole Nine Yards has the hex code #03C03C. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 75.3% green and 23.5% blue (3, 192, 60).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 97% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

Whole Nine Yards (#03C03C) color codes

HEX	`#03C03C`
RGB	`rgb(3, 192, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 75.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 97%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 98%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 0%, 69%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.05, -66.39, 52.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.05, 84.93, 141.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.701, 38.042, 10.579)`
Decimal	`245820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Whole Nine Yards, 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 #03C03C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#03C03C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	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 #03C03C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03c03c; }
.text { color: #03c03c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03c03c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 192 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03c03c, #03c09a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

See #03C03C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #03C03C?: #03C03C is a vivid green known as Whole Nine Yards. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Whole Nine Yards?: The RGB value is 3, 192, 60: 3 red, 192 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Whole Nine Yards?: The complementary color is #C00387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03C03C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.