What color is #00AF3B?

#00AF3B is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Poison Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00AF3B?

The RGB value is 0, 175, 59: 0 red, 175 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00AF3B?

The complementary color is #AF0074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00AF3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00AF3B color

#00AF3B rgb(0, 175, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #00AF3B is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 68.6% green and 23.1% blue (0, 175, 59).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Poison Ivy (#00AD43), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#00AF3B color codes

HEX	`#00AF3B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 175, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 68.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 100%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 66%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, -61.54, 47.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 77.65, 142.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.118, 30.974, 9.266)`
Decimal	`44859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00AF3B, 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 #00AF3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00AF3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #00AF3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00af3b; }
.text { color: #00af3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00af3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 175 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00af3b, #00af92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #00AF3B?: #00AF3B is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Poison Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00AF3B?: The RGB value is 0, 175, 59: 0 red, 175 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00AF3B?: The complementary color is #AF0074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00AF3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.