What color is #009B00?

#009B00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Islamic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009B00?

The RGB value is 0, 155, 0: 0 red, 155 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009B00?

The complementary color is #9B009B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009B00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009B00 color

#009B00 rgb(0, 155, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #009B00 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 60.8% green and 0% blue (0, 155, 0).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Islamic Green (#009900), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#009B00 color codes

HEX	`#009B00`
RGB	`rgb(0, 155, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 60.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, -59.42, 57.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 82.58, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.721, 23.441, 3.907)`
Decimal	`39680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009B00, 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 #009B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #009B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009b00; }
.text { color: #009b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 155 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009b00, #009b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #009B00?: #009B00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Islamic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009B00?: The RGB value is 0, 155, 0: 0 red, 155 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009B00?: The complementary color is #9B009B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009B00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.