HEX Color #00C557 (Limegreen)

About #00C557

When working with digital screens, the color #00C557 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Limegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 197, and 87.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow, and 23% black. With a hue angle of 146.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00C557

RGB0, 197, 87

HSL146.5°, 100.0%, 38.6%

CMYK100%, 0%, 56%, 23%

HSV146.5°, 100.0%, 77.3%

LAB69.9, -64.8, 43.2

XYZ21.7, 40.6, 15.7

Decimal50519

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#00C557 #C5006D

Analogous

#0BC500 #00C5B9

Triadic

#5700C5 #C55600

Tetradic

#000BC5 #C5006D #C5B900

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#00C557

#1CCB69

#38D17C

#55D88F

#71DEA1

#8DE5B4

#AAEBC7

#C6F2D9

#E2F8EC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#00C557

#00AF4D

#009943

#00833A

#006D30

#005726

#00411D

#002B13

#001509

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.30:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.12:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.20:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.76:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00C557; }

.text-color { color: #00C557; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #00C557; }

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