#00A049

A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Forestgreen.

About #00A049

The hex code #00A049 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Its closest recognized web color is Forestgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 160, and 73.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00A049
RGB0, 160, 73
HSL147.4°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK100%, 0%, 54%, 37%
HSV147.4°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB57.7, -54.9, 35.2
XYZ13.8, 25.6, 10.5
Decimal41033

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.12:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.21:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00A049; }
.text-color { color: #00A049; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #00A049; }

Similar Colors

Forestgreen
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