What color is #00A86B?

#00A86B is a dark, vivid spring green known as Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jade?

The RGB value is 0, 168, 107: 0 red, 168 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jade?

The complementary color is #A8003D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00A86B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jade color: hex code #00A86B

#00A86B rgb(0, 168, 107)

Shades of green

Jade has the hex code #00A86B. It is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 65.9% green and 42% blue (0, 168, 107).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

Jade (#00A86B) color codes

HEX	`#00A86B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 168, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 65.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 36%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.84, -51.41, 21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.84, 55.7, 157.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.655, 29.065, 18.639)`
Decimal	`43115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jade, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #00A86B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00A86B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #00A86B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00a86b; }
.text { color: #00a86b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a86b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 168 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00a86b, #0091a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00A86B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00A86B?: #00A86B is a dark, vivid spring green known as Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jade?: The RGB value is 0, 168, 107: 0 red, 168 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jade?: The complementary color is #A8003D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00A86B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.