What color is #003928?

#003928 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 #003928?

The RGB value is 0, 57, 40: 0 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003928?

The complementary color is #390011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003928 color

#003928 rgb(0, 57, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #003928 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22.4% green and 15.7% blue (0, 57, 40).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#003928 color codes

HEX	`#003928`
RGB	`rgb(0, 57, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.36, -22.32, 5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.36, 23.06, 165.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.846, 3.079, 2.504)`
Decimal	`14632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003928, 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 #003928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #003928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003928; }
.text { color: #003928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 57 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003928, #002d39); }

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Questions

What color is #003928?: #003928 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 #003928?: The RGB value is 0, 57, 40: 0 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003928?: The complementary color is #390011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.