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#03820F Color

#03820F is rgb(3, 130, 15) in RGB, hsl(126, 95%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 88%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (#008000), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03820F
HEX#03820F
RGBrgb(3, 130, 15)
HSLhsl(126, 95%, 26%)
HSVhsv(126, 98%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 88%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.174 143.2)
LABlab(47.04% -47.43 46.26)
LCHlch(47.04% 66.26 135.71)

What #03820F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #03820F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#03820F Channel Values

How #03820F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 3 · G 130 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 95% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 98% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5:1 vs white · 4.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03820F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #03820F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #03820F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03820F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #03820F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #03820F.

How #03820F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#03820F
Protanopia#777711
Protanomaly#5E7C10
Deuteranopia#6C6C1B
Deuteranomaly#557517
Tritanopia#2F7A7A
Tritanomaly#247D61
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03820F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-03820f: #03820F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03820F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03820f': '#03820F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.510, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_03820f">#03820F</color>
SVG fillfill="#03820F"

More Green Colors

#03820F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03820F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03820F?

#03820F is a dark green — rgb(3, 130, 15) in RGB and hsl(126, 95%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (#008000), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.45.

What is the RGB value of #03820F?

#03820F is rgb(3, 130, 15) — red 3, green 130, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03820F?

#03820F converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 88%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03820F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03820F scores 5:1 against white and 4.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03820F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03820F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 2.45, which is very hard to tell apart.

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