What color is #00DE00?

#00DE00 is a vivid green known as Nuclear Throne. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nuclear Throne?

The RGB value is 0, 222, 0: 0 red, 222 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nuclear Throne?

The complementary color is #DE00DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00DE00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nuclear Throne color: hex code #00DE00

#00DE00 rgb(0, 222, 0)

Shades of green

Nuclear Throne has the hex code #00DE00. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 87.1% green and 0% blue (0, 222, 0).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

Nuclear Throne (#00DE00) color codes

HEX	`#00DE00`
RGB	`rgb(0, 222, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 87.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.42, -77.62, 74.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.42, 107.87, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.12, 52.239, 8.707)`
Decimal	`56832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nuclear Throne, 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 #00DE00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00DE00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	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 #00DE00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00de00; }
.text { color: #00de00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00de00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 222 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00de00, #00de6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

See #00DE00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00DE00?: #00DE00 is a vivid green known as Nuclear Throne. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nuclear Throne?: The RGB value is 0, 222, 0: 0 red, 222 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nuclear Throne?: The complementary color is #DE00DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00DE00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.