What color is #005300?

#005300 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005300?

The RGB value is 0, 83, 0: 0 red, 83 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005300?

The complementary color is #530053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005300 color

#005300 rgb(0, 83, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #005300 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 32.5% green and 0% blue (0, 83, 0).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Forest (#0B5509), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#005300 color codes

HEX	`#005300`
RGB	`rgb(0, 83, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 32.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.88, -38.11, 36.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.88, 52.97, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.093, 6.186, 1.031)`
Decimal	`21248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005300, 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 #005300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #005300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005300; }
.text { color: #005300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 83 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005300, #005329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #005300?: #005300 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005300?: The RGB value is 0, 83, 0: 0 red, 83 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005300?: The complementary color is #530053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.