What color is #008F05?

#008F05 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008F05?

The RGB value is 0, 143, 5: 0 red, 143 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008F05?

The complementary color is #8F008A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008F05?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008F05 color

#008F05 rgb(0, 143, 5)

Shades of green

The hex color #008F05 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 56.1% green and 2% blue (0, 143, 5).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Clover (#008F00), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#008F05 color codes

HEX	`#008F05`
RGB	`rgb(0, 143, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 56.1%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 97%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.44, -55.86, 53.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.44, 77.13, 136.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.849, 19.655, 3.418)`
Decimal	`36613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008F05, 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 #008F05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008F05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #008F05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008f05; }
.text { color: #008f05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008f05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 143 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008f05, #008f4c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #008F05?: #008F05 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008F05?: The RGB value is 0, 143, 5: 0 red, 143 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008F05?: The complementary color is #8F008A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008F05?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.