What color is #288300?

#288300 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Green Bell Pepper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #288300?

The RGB value is 40, 131, 0: 40 red, 131 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #288300?

The complementary color is #5B0083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #288300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#288300 color

#288300 rgb(40, 131, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #288300 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 51.4% green and 0% blue (40, 131, 0).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Bell Pepper (#228800), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#288300 color codes

HEX	`#288300`
RGB	`rgb(40, 131, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 51.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 100%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.86, -47.43, 51.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.86, 69.97, 132.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.991, 16.683, 2.746)`
Decimal	`2654976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #288300, 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 #288300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#288300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #288300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #288300; }
.text { color: #288300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #288300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 131 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #288300, #008319); }

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Questions

What color is #288300?: #288300 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Green Bell Pepper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #288300?: The RGB value is 40, 131, 0: 40 red, 131 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #288300?: The complementary color is #5B0083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #288300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.