What color is #438F00?

#438F00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #438F00?

The RGB value is 67, 143, 0: 67 red, 143 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #438F00?

The complementary color is #4C008F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #438F00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#438F00 color

#438F00 rgb(67, 143, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #438F00 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 56.1% green and 0% blue (67, 143, 0).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Kelp Forest (#448811), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#438F00 color codes

HEX	`#438F00`
RGB	`rgb(67, 143, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 56.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 100%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, -44.64, 55.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 71.38, 128.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.137, 20.837, 3.382)`
Decimal	`4427520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #438F00, 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 #438F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#438F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	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 #438F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #438f00; }
.text { color: #438f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #438f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 143 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #438f00, #008f05); }

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Questions

What color is #438F00?: #438F00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #438F00?: The RGB value is 67, 143, 0: 67 red, 143 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #438F00?: The complementary color is #4C008F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #438F00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.