#A0E900

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Greenyellow.

About #A0E900

At its core, #A0E900 is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Greenyellow. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 233, and 0.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 31% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 9% Black. With a hue angle of 78.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0E900
RGB160, 233, 0
HSL78.8°, 100.0%, 45.7%
CMYK31%, 0%, 100%, 9%
HSV78.8°, 100.0%, 91.4%
LAB84.9, -49.1, 82.5
XYZ43.6, 65.8, 10.4
Decimal10545408

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.48:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.15:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0E900; }
.text-color { color: #A0E900; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0E900; }

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