What color is #008000?

#008000 is a dark, vivid green known as Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008000?

The RGB value is 0, 128, 0: 0 red, 128 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008000?

The complementary color is #800080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008000 color

#008000 rgb(0, 128, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #008000 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 50.2% green and 0% blue (0, 128, 0).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 50% black.

This exact color is also called Green, Hulk.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#008000 color codes

HEX	`#008000`
RGB	`rgb(0, 128, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 50.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.23, -51.7, 49.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.23, 71.85, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.719, 15.437, 2.573)`
Decimal	`32768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008000, 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 #008000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#008000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	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 #008000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008000; }
.text { color: #008000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 128 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008000, #008040); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #008000?: #008000 is a dark, vivid green known as Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008000?: The RGB value is 0, 128, 0: 0 red, 128 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008000?: The complementary color is #800080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.