What color is #005D22?

#005D22 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005D22?

The RGB value is 0, 93, 34: 0 red, 93 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005D22?

The complementary color is #5D003B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005D22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005D22 color

#005D22 rgb(0, 93, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #005D22 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 36.5% green and 13.3% blue (0, 93, 34).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Wonder (#0D6323), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#005D22 color codes

HEX	`#005D22`
RGB	`rgb(0, 93, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 36.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 63%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.87, -38.13, 26.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.87, 46.59, 144.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.203, 7.944, 2.825)`
Decimal	`23842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005D22, 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 #005D22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005D22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #005D22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005d22; }
.text { color: #005d22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005d22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 93 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005d22, #005d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #005D22?: #005D22 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005D22?: The RGB value is 0, 93, 34: 0 red, 93 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005D22?: The complementary color is #5D003B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005D22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.