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#083003

#083003 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Myrtle. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 18.8% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 113°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

14.64:1 AAA
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Black text on this color

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This color as text on black

1.43:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #083003 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#083003
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #083003

What color is #083003?

#083003 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Myrtle. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 18.8% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 113°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #083003 in RGB?

#083003 is rgb(8, 48, 3): 8 red, 48 green, and 3 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #083003 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(83, 0, 94, 81). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #083003?

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 #083003?

Its complement #401944 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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