What color is #005325?

#005325 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color O Tannenbaum. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005325?

The RGB value is 0, 83, 37: 0 red, 83 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005325?

The complementary color is #53002E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005325?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005325 color

#005325 rgb(0, 83, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #005325 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 32.5% green and 14.5% blue (0, 83, 37).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is O Tannenbaum (#005522), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#005325 color codes

HEX	`#005325`
RGB	`rgb(0, 83, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 32.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 55%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.2, -33.98, 20.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.2, 39.79, 148.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.427, 6.32, 2.789)`
Decimal	`21285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005325, 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 #005325	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005325 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #005325 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005325; }
.text { color: #005325; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005325; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 83 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005325, #00534e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #005325?: #005325 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color O Tannenbaum. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005325?: The RGB value is 0, 83, 37: 0 red, 83 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005325?: The complementary color is #53002E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005325?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.