What color is #003B05?

#003B05 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 #003B05?

The RGB value is 0, 59, 5: 0 red, 59 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003B05?

The complementary color is #3B0036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003B05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003B05 color

#003B05 rgb(0, 59, 5)

Shades of green

The hex color #003B05 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.1% green and 2% blue (0, 59, 5).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#003B05 color codes

HEX	`#003B05`
RGB	`rgb(0, 59, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.1%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 100%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 92%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.59, -29.81, 25.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.59, 39.54, 138.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.591, 3.139, 0.666)`
Decimal	`15109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003B05, 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 #003B05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003B05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #003B05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003b05; }
.text { color: #003b05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003b05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 59 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003b05, #003b23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #003B05?: #003B05 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 #003B05?: The RGB value is 0, 59, 5: 0 red, 59 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003B05?: The complementary color is #3B0036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003B05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.