What color is #005D00?

#005D00 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 #005D00?

The RGB value is 0, 93, 0: 0 red, 93 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005D00?

The complementary color is #5D005D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005D00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005D00 color

#005D00 rgb(0, 93, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #005D00 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 36.5% green and 0% blue (0, 93, 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#005D00 color codes

HEX	`#005D00`
RGB	`rgb(0, 93, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 36.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.62, -41.23, 39.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.62, 57.3, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.914, 7.828, 1.305)`
Decimal	`23808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005D00, 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 #005D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #005D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005d00; }
.text { color: #005d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 93 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005d00, #005d2f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #005D00?: #005D00 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 #005D00?: The RGB value is 0, 93, 0: 0 red, 93 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005D00?: The complementary color is #5D005D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005D00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.