What color is #003825?

#003825 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003825?

The RGB value is 0, 56, 37: 0 red, 56 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003825?

The complementary color is #380013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003825?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003825 color

#003825 rgb(0, 56, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #003825 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22% green and 14.5% blue (0, 56, 37).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#003825 color codes

HEX	`#003825`
RGB	`rgb(0, 56, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 34%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.89, -22.72, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.89, 23.82, 162.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.748, 2.962, 2.229)`
Decimal	`14373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003825, 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 #003825	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003825 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #003825 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003825; }
.text { color: #003825; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003825; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 56 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003825, #002f38); }

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Questions

What color is #003825?: #003825 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003825?: The RGB value is 0, 56, 37: 0 red, 56 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003825?: The complementary color is #380013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003825?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.