What color is #003208?

#003208 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 #003208?

The RGB value is 0, 50, 8: 0 red, 50 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003208?

The complementary color is #32002A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003208?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003208 color

#003208 rgb(0, 50, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #003208 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 19.6% green and 3.1% blue (0, 50, 8).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is PCB Green (#002D04), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#003208 color codes

HEX	`#003208`
RGB	`rgb(0, 50, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 19.6%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 84%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.98, -26.25, 20.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.98, 33.33, 141.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.184, 2.299, 0.611)`
Decimal	`12808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003208, 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 #003208	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003208 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #003208 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003208; }
.text { color: #003208; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003208; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 50 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003208, #003221); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #003208?: #003208 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 #003208?: The RGB value is 0, 50, 8: 0 red, 50 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003208?: The complementary color is #32002A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003208?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.