What color is #203E03?

#203E03 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203E03?

The RGB value is 32, 62, 3: 32 red, 62 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203E03?

The complementary color is #21033E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203E03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203E03 color

#203E03 rgb(32, 62, 3)

Shades of green

The hex color #203E03 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 24.3% green and 1.2% blue (32, 62, 3).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 91% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#203E03 color codes

HEX	`#203E03`
RGB	`rgb(32, 62, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 24.3%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 91%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 95%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 95%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.86, -22.14, 29.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.86, 36.93, 126.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.335, 3.759, 0.689)`
Decimal	`2113027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203E03, 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 #203E03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203E03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #203E03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203e03; }
.text { color: #203e03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203e03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 62 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203e03, #033e03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #203E03?: #203E03 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203E03?: The RGB value is 32, 62, 3: 32 red, 62 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203E03?: The complementary color is #21033E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203E03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.