What color is #003003?

#003003 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color PCB Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003003?

The RGB value is 0, 48, 3: 0 red, 48 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003003?

The complementary color is #30002D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003003?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003003 color

#003003 rgb(0, 48, 3)

Shades of green

The hex color #003003 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 18.8% green and 1.2% blue (0, 48, 3).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is PCB Green (#002D04), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#003003 color codes

HEX	`#003003`
RGB	`rgb(0, 48, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 18.8%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 94%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.11, -26.21, 21.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.11, 33.9, 140.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.073, 2.12, 0.439)`
Decimal	`12291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003003, 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 #003003	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003003 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #003003 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003003; }
.text { color: #003003; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003003; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 48 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003003, #00301b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #003003?: #003003 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color PCB Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003003?: The RGB value is 0, 48, 3: 0 red, 48 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003003?: The complementary color is #30002D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003003?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.