Close to British Racing Green
#033B17
#033B17 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color British Racing Green. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 23.1% green, and 9% blue. Its hue is 141°, with 90% saturation and 12% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #033B17.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.79:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.64:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.79:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.64:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #033B17 as they’d see it.
#033B17 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #033B17
What color is #033B17?
#033B17 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color British Racing Green. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 23.1% green, and 9% blue. Its hue is 141°, with 90% saturation and 12% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #033B17 in RGB?
#033B17 is rgb(3, 59, 23): 3 red, 59 green, and 23 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #033B17 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(95, 0, 61, 77). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #033B17?
PANTONE 7484 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #033B17?
Its complement #561D3F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.