What color is #063800?

#063800 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #063800?

The RGB value is 6, 56, 0: 6 red, 56 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #063800?

The complementary color is #320038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #063800?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#063800 color

#063800 rgb(6, 56, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #063800 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 22% green and 0% blue (6, 56, 0).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#063800 color codes

HEX	`#063800`
RGB	`rgb(6, 56, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 22%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 100%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.5, -27.91, 26.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.5, 38.72, 136.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.489, 2.867, 0.475)`
Decimal	`407552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #063800, 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 #063800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#063800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #063800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #063800; }
.text { color: #063800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #063800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 56 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #063800, #003816); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #063800?: #063800 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #063800?: The RGB value is 6, 56, 0: 6 red, 56 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #063800?: The complementary color is #320038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #063800?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.