What color is #008B43?

#008B43 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Broccoli Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008B43?

The RGB value is 0, 139, 67: 0 red, 139 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008B43?

The complementary color is #8B0048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008B43?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008B43 color

#008B43 rgb(0, 139, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #008B43 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 54.5% green and 26.3% blue (0, 139, 67).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Paradise (#008833), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#008B43 color codes

HEX	`#008B43`
RGB	`rgb(0, 139, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 54.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 52%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.53, -48.83, 29.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.53, 57.07, 148.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.245, 18.869, 8.411)`
Decimal	`35651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008B43, 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 #008B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	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 #008B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008b43; }
.text { color: #008b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 139 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008b43, #008b89); }

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Questions

What color is #008B43?: #008B43 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Broccoli Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008B43?: The RGB value is 0, 139, 67: 0 red, 139 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008B43?: The complementary color is #8B0048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008B43?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.