Colour

#00BC57

#00BC57
Green
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#00BC57 is a green with RGB values 0, 188, 87 and HSL 148°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#00BC57#00BC57

HEX#00BC57

RGBrgb(0, 188, 87)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.7373, 0.3412

RGB percentages0%, 73.7%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(147.8, 100%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(147.8, 100%, 73.7%)

CMYK100%, 0%, 53.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer48,215

CSS custom property--colour: #00BC57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#FF43A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDAB4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9E5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00B8A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.7 Forest green · ΔE 21.2 Limegreen · ΔE 23 Medium spring green · ΔE 23.3 Light green · ΔE 25.1 Green · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 20.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BC0065

Analogous#07BC00, #00BCB5

Triadic#5700BC, #BC5700

Split complementary#B500BC, #BC0007

Tetradic#0007BC, #BC0065, #BCB500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#89FFC0

Lighter +30%#56FFA4

Lighter +20%#23FF89

Lighter +10%#00EF6F

Darker −10%#00893F

Darker −20%#005628

Darker −30%#002310

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00BC57

Less saturated −25%#18A559

Channel breakdown

G188

B87

Red0 (0%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue147.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 00 · G BC · B 57

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