What color is #003218?

#003218 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003218?

The RGB value is 0, 50, 24: 0 red, 50 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003218?

The complementary color is #32001A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003218?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003218 color

#003218 rgb(0, 50, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #003218 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 19.6% green and 9.4% blue (0, 50, 24).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Hills (#003311), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#003218 color codes

HEX	`#003218`
RGB	`rgb(0, 50, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 19.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 52%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.21, -23.42, 12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.21, 26.39, 152.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.305, 2.347, 1.248)`
Decimal	`12824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003218, 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 #003218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #003218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003218; }
.text { color: #003218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 50 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003218, #003231); }

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Questions

What color is #003218?: #003218 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003218?: The RGB value is 0, 50, 24: 0 red, 50 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003218?: The complementary color is #32001A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003218?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.