What color is #003809?

#003809 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003809?

The RGB value is 0, 56, 9: 0 red, 56 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003809?

The complementary color is #38002F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003809?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003809 color

#003809 rgb(0, 56, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #003809 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22% green and 3.5% blue (0, 56, 9).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#003809 color codes

HEX	`#003809`
RGB	`rgb(0, 56, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 84%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.42, -28.3, 23.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.42, 36.49, 140.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.463, 2.848, 0.731)`
Decimal	`14345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003809, 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 #003809	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003809 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #003809 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003809; }
.text { color: #003809; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003809; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 56 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003809, #003825); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #003809?: #003809 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003809?: The RGB value is 0, 56, 9: 0 red, 56 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003809?: The complementary color is #38002F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003809?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.