What color is #043200?

#043200 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 #043200?

The RGB value is 4, 50, 0: 4 red, 50 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #043200?

The complementary color is #2E0032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #043200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#043200 color

#043200 rgb(4, 50, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #043200 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 19.6% green and 0% blue (4, 50, 0).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is PCB Green (#002D04), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#043200 color codes

HEX	`#043200`
RGB	`rgb(4, 50, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 19.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 100%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.02, -26.21, 23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.02, 35.46, 137.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.191, 2.307, 0.383)`
Decimal	`274944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #043200, 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 #043200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#043200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #043200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #043200; }
.text { color: #043200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #043200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 50 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #043200, #003215); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #043200?: #043200 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 #043200?: The RGB value is 4, 50, 0: 4 red, 50 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #043200?: The complementary color is #2E0032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #043200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.