What color is #003E23?

#003E23 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003E23?

The RGB value is 0, 62, 35: 0 red, 62 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003E23?

The complementary color is #3E001B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003E23 color

#003E23 rgb(0, 62, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #003E23 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 24.3% green and 13.7% blue (0, 62, 35).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#003E23 color codes

HEX	`#003E23`
RGB	`rgb(0, 62, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 24.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 44%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.18, -25.95, 11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.18, 28.42, 155.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.026, 3.566, 2.171)`
Decimal	`15907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003E23, 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 #003E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #003E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003e23; }
.text { color: #003e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 62 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003e23, #003a3e); }

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Questions

What color is #003E23?: #003E23 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003E23?: The RGB value is 0, 62, 35: 0 red, 62 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003E23?: The complementary color is #3E001B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.