What color is #00530A?

#00530A is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Swamp Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00530A?

The RGB value is 0, 83, 10: 0 red, 83 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00530A?

The complementary color is #530049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00530A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00530A color

#00530A rgb(0, 83, 10)

Shades of green

The hex color #00530A is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 32.5% green and 3.9% blue (0, 83, 10).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Monster (#005511), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#00530A color codes

HEX	`#00530A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 83, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 32.5%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 88%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.93, -37.41, 33.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.93, 50.05, 138.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.148, 6.208, 1.319)`
Decimal	`21258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00530A, 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 #00530A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00530A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #00530A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00530a; }
.text { color: #00530a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00530a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 83 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00530a, #005333); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #00530A?: #00530A is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Swamp Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00530A?: The RGB value is 0, 83, 10: 0 red, 83 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00530A?: The complementary color is #530049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00530A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.