What color is #005B00?

#005B00 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Duck Hunt. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005B00?

The RGB value is 0, 91, 0: 0 red, 91 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005B00?

The complementary color is #5B005B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005B00 color

#005B00 rgb(0, 91, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #005B00 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 35.7% green and 0% blue (0, 91, 0).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Duck Hunt (#005800), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#005B00 color codes

HEX	`#005B00`
RGB	`rgb(0, 91, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 35.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.88, -40.61, 39.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.88, 56.44, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.741, 7.482, 1.247)`
Decimal	`23296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005B00, 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 #005B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #005B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005b00; }
.text { color: #005b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 91 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005b00, #005b2e); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #005B00?: #005B00 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Duck Hunt. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005B00?: The RGB value is 0, 91, 0: 0 red, 91 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005B00?: The complementary color is #5B005B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.