What color is #00AD43?

#00AD43 is a dark, vivid green known as Poison Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Poison Ivy?

The RGB value is 0, 173, 67: 0 red, 173 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Poison Ivy?

The complementary color is #AD006A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00AD43?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Poison Ivy color: hex code #00AD43

#00AD43 rgb(0, 173, 67)

Shades of green

Poison Ivy has the hex code #00AD43. It is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 67.8% green and 26.3% blue (0, 173, 67).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

Poison Ivy (#00AD43) color codes

HEX	`#00AD43`
RGB	`rgb(0, 173, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 67.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 100%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 61%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.9, -59.97, 43.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.9, 73.88, 144.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.955, 30.29, 10.315)`
Decimal	`44355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Poison Ivy, 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 #00AD43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00AD43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #00AD43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ad43; }
.text { color: #00ad43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ad43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 173 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ad43, #00ad9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

See #00AD43 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00AD43?: #00AD43 is a dark, vivid green known as Poison Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Poison Ivy?: The RGB value is 0, 173, 67: 0 red, 173 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Poison Ivy?: The complementary color is #AD006A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00AD43?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.