What color is #00B963?

#00B963 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Green Mana. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00B963?

The RGB value is 0, 185, 99: 0 red, 185 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00B963?

The complementary color is #B90056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00B963?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00B963 color

#00B963 rgb(0, 185, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #00B963 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 72.5% green and 38.8% blue (0, 185, 99).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Green Mana (#26B467), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#00B963 color codes

HEX	`#00B963`
RGB	`rgb(0, 185, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 72.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 46%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.21, -58.96, 32.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.21, 67.43, 150.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.599, 35.596, 17.64)`
Decimal	`47459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00B963, 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 #00B963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00B963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #00B963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00b963; }
.text { color: #00b963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00b963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 185 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00b963, #00b2b9); }

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Questions

What color is #00B963?: #00B963 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Green Mana. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00B963?: The RGB value is 0, 185, 99: 0 red, 185 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00B963?: The complementary color is #B90056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00B963?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.