What color is #00BA2A?

#00BA2A is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Green Goblin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00BA2A?

The RGB value is 0, 186, 42: 0 red, 186 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00BA2A?

The complementary color is #BA0090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00BA2A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00BA2A color

#00BA2A rgb(0, 186, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #00BA2A is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 72.9% green and 16.5% blue (0, 186, 42).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Green Goblin (#11BB33), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#00BA2A color codes

HEX	`#00BA2A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 186, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 72.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 77%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.97, -66.31, 57.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.97, 87.68, 139.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.976, 35.283, 8.053)`
Decimal	`47658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00BA2A, 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 #00BA2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00BA2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #00BA2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ba2a; }
.text { color: #00ba2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ba2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 186 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ba2a, #00ba87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #00BA2A?: #00BA2A is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Green Goblin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00BA2A?: The RGB value is 0, 186, 42: 0 red, 186 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00BA2A?: The complementary color is #BA0090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00BA2A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.