What color is #043D26?

#043D26 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 #043D26?

The RGB value is 4, 61, 38: 4 red, 61 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #043D26?

The complementary color is #3D041B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #043D26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#043D26 color

#043D26 rgb(4, 61, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #043D26 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 23.9% green and 14.9% blue (4, 61, 38).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 88% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#043D26 color codes

HEX	`#043D26`
RGB	`rgb(4, 61, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 23.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 88%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 93%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 0%, 38%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.96, -24, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.96, 25.76, 158.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.068, 3.503, 2.4)`
Decimal	`277798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #043D26, 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 #043D26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#043D26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #043D26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #043d26; }
.text { color: #043d26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #043d26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 61 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #043d26, #04383d); }

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Questions

What color is #043D26?: #043D26 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 #043D26?: The RGB value is 4, 61, 38: 4 red, 61 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #043D26?: The complementary color is #3D041B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #043D26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.