What color is #00BB33?

#00BB33 is a dark, vivid green known as Toxic Sludge. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Toxic Sludge?

The RGB value is 0, 187, 51: 0 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Toxic Sludge?

The complementary color is #BB0088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00BB33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Toxic Sludge color: hex code #00BB33

#00BB33 rgb(0, 187, 51)

Shades of green

Toxic Sludge has the hex code #00BB33. It is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 73.3% green and 20% blue (0, 187, 51).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

Toxic Sludge (#00BB33) color codes

HEX	`#00BB33`
RGB	`rgb(0, 187, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 73.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 73%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.35, -65.89, 54.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.35, 85.59, 140.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.366, 35.777, 9.069)`
Decimal	`47923`
Short hex	`#0B3`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Toxic Sludge, 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 #00BB33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00BB33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #00BB33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00bb33; }
.text { color: #00bb33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00bb33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 187 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00bb33, #00bb91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

See #00BB33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00BB33?: #00BB33 is a dark, vivid green known as Toxic Sludge. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Toxic Sludge?: The RGB value is 0, 187, 51: 0 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Toxic Sludge?: The complementary color is #BB0088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00BB33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.