What color is #005808?

#005808 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Deep Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005808?

The RGB value is 0, 88, 8: 0 red, 88 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005808?

The complementary color is #580050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005808?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005808 color

#005808 rgb(0, 88, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #005808 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 34.5% green and 3.1% blue (0, 88, 8).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Green (#02590F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#005808 color codes

HEX	`#005808`
RGB	`rgb(0, 88, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 34.5%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 91%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.8, -39.16, 35.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.8, 52.94, 137.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.533, 6.997, 1.394)`
Decimal	`22536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005808, 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 #005808	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005808 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #005808 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005808; }
.text { color: #005808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005808; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 88 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005808, #005834); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #005808?: #005808 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Deep Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005808?: The RGB value is 0, 88, 8: 0 red, 88 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005808?: The complementary color is #580050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005808?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.