What color is #00300B?

#00300B 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 #00300B?

The RGB value is 0, 48, 11: 0 red, 48 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00300B?

The complementary color is #300025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00300B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00300B color

#00300B rgb(0, 48, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #00300B is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 18.8% green and 4.3% blue (0, 48, 11).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is PCB Green (#002D04), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#00300B color codes

HEX	`#00300B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 48, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 18.8%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 77%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.19, -25.08, 18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.19, 31.07, 143.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.117, 2.138, 0.67)`
Decimal	`12299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00300B, 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 #00300B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00300B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #00300B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00300b; }
.text { color: #00300b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00300b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 48 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00300b, #003023); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #00300B?: #00300B 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 #00300B?: The RGB value is 0, 48, 11: 0 red, 48 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00300B?: The complementary color is #300025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00300B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.