What color is #003816?

#003816 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 #003816?

The RGB value is 0, 56, 22: 0 red, 56 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003816?

The complementary color is #380022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003816?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003816 color

#003816 rgb(0, 56, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #003816 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22% green and 8.6% blue (0, 56, 22).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Hills (#003311), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#003816 color codes

HEX	`#003816`
RGB	`rgb(0, 56, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 61%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.58, -26.33, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.58, 31.04, 148.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.559, 2.886, 1.234)`
Decimal	`14358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003816, 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 #003816	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003816 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #003816 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003816; }
.text { color: #003816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003816; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 56 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003816, #003832); }

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Questions

What color is #003816?: #003816 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 #003816?: The RGB value is 0, 56, 22: 0 red, 56 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003816?: The complementary color is #380022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003816?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.