What color is #008238?

#008238 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Pharmaceutical Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008238?

The RGB value is 0, 130, 56: 0 red, 130 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008238?

The complementary color is #82004A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008238 color

#008238 rgb(0, 130, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #008238 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 51% green and 22% blue (0, 130, 56).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Pharmaceutical Green (#087E34), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#008238 color codes

HEX	`#008238`
RGB	`rgb(0, 130, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 51%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 57%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, -47.55, 31.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 56.93, 146.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.696, 16.25, 6.419)`
Decimal	`33336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008238, 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 #008238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#008238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #008238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008238; }
.text { color: #008238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 130 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008238, #008279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #008238?: #008238 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Pharmaceutical Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008238?: The RGB value is 0, 130, 56: 0 red, 130 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008238?: The complementary color is #82004A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.