What color is #023E20?

#023E20 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #023E20?

The RGB value is 2, 62, 32: 2 red, 62 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #023E20?

The complementary color is #3E0220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #023E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#023E20 color

#023E20 rgb(2, 62, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #023E20 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 24.3% green and 12.5% blue (2, 62, 32).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 94% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#023E20 color codes

HEX	`#023E20`
RGB	`rgb(2, 62, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 24.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 94%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 97%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 0%, 48%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.17, -26.29, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.17, 29.55, 152.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.008, 3.562, 1.948)`
Decimal	`146976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #023E20, 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 #023E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#023E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #023E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #023e20; }
.text { color: #023e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #023e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 62 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #023e20, #023e3e); }

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Questions

What color is #023E20?: #023E20 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #023E20?: The RGB value is 2, 62, 32: 2 red, 62 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #023E20?: The complementary color is #3E0220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #023E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.