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Recognised as Colour

#00A500

  • #00A500
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#00A500 is a green with RGB values 0, 165, 0 and HSL 120°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#00A500#00A500
HEX#00A500
RGBrgb(0, 165, 0)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6471, 0
RGB percentages0%, 64.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(120, 100%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 100%, 64.7%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 100%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer42,240
CSS custom property--colour: #00A500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#FF5AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8A22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A08Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.6Green · ΔE 19.3Forest green · ΔE 21.3Yellow green · ΔE 30.7Dark green · ΔE 34.7Spring green · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A500A5
Analogous#52A500, #00A552
Triadic#0000A5, #A50000
Split complementary#5200A5, #A50052
Tetradic#0052A5, #A500A5, #A55200

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#72FF72
Lighter +30%#3FFF3F
Lighter +20%#0CFF0C
Lighter +10%#00D800
Darker −10%#007200
Darker −20%#003F00
Darker −30%#000C00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A500
Less saturated −25%#159015

Channel breakdown

R0
G165
B0
Red0 (0%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G A5 · B 00

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