What color is #003028?

#003028 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003028?

The RGB value is 0, 48, 40: 0 red, 48 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003028?

The complementary color is #300008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003028?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003028 color

#003028 rgb(0, 48, 40)

Shades of teal

The hex color #003028 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 18.8% green and 15.7% blue (0, 48, 40).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#003028 color codes

HEX	`#003028`
RGB	`rgb(0, 48, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 18.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 17%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.83, -17.79, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.83, 17.81, 177.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.44, 2.267, 2.369)`
Decimal	`12328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003028, 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 #003028	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003028 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #003028 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003028; }
.text { color: #003028; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003028; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 48 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003028, #002030); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #003028?: #003028 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003028?: The RGB value is 0, 48, 40: 0 red, 48 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003028?: The complementary color is #300008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003028?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.