What color is #005F03?

#005F03 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Dark Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005F03?

The RGB value is 0, 95, 3: 0 red, 95 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005F03?

The complementary color is #5F005C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005F03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005F03 color

#005F03 rgb(0, 95, 3)

Shades of green

The hex color #005F03 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 37.3% green and 1.2% blue (0, 95, 3).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Green (#006400), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#005F03 color codes

HEX	`#005F03`
RGB	`rgb(0, 95, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 37.3%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 97%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.38, -41.67, 39.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.38, 57.37, 136.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.108, 8.19, 1.451)`
Decimal	`24323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005F03, 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 #005F03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005F03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #005F03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005f03; }
.text { color: #005f03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005f03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 95 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005f03, #005f33); }

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Questions

What color is #005F03?: #005F03 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Dark Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005F03?: The RGB value is 0, 95, 3: 0 red, 95 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005F03?: The complementary color is #5F005C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005F03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.