What color is #033209?

#033209 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color PCB Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #033209?

The RGB value is 3, 50, 9: 3 red, 50 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #033209?

The complementary color is #32032C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #033209?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#033209 color

#033209 rgb(3, 50, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #033209 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 19.6% green and 3.5% blue (3, 50, 9).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 89% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is PCB Green (#002D04), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#033209 color codes

HEX	`#033209`
RGB	`rgb(3, 50, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 19.6%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 89%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 94%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 82%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.08, -25.3, 20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.08, 32.43, 141.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.227, 2.32, 0.642)`
Decimal	`209417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #033209, 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 #033209	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#033209 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #033209 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #033209; }
.text { color: #033209; }
.border { border: 2px solid #033209; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 50 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #033209, #033221); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #033209?: #033209 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color PCB Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #033209?: The RGB value is 3, 50, 9: 3 red, 50 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #033209?: The complementary color is #32032C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #033209?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.