What color is #00623B?

#00623B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00623B?

The RGB value is 0, 98, 59: 0 red, 98 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00623B?

The complementary color is #620027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00623B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00623B color

#00623B rgb(0, 98, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #00623B is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 38.4% green and 23.1% blue (0, 98, 59).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Jewel (#136843), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#00623B color codes

HEX	`#00623B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 98, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 38.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.08, -35.21, 15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.08, 38.41, 156.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.157, 9.05, 5.612)`
Decimal	`25147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00623B, 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 #00623B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00623B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #00623B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00623b; }
.text { color: #00623b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00623b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 98 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00623b, #005862); }

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Questions

What color is #00623B?: #00623B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00623B?: The RGB value is 0, 98, 59: 0 red, 98 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00623B?: The complementary color is #620027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00623B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.