What color is #00BB57?

#00BB57 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00BB57?

The RGB value is 0, 187, 87: 0 red, 187 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00BB57?

The complementary color is #BB0064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00BB57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00BB57 color

#00BB57 rgb(0, 187, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #00BB57 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 73.3% green and 34.1% blue (0, 187, 87).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Intoxicate (#11BB55), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#00BB57 color codes

HEX	`#00BB57`
RGB	`rgb(0, 187, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 73.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 53%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.69, -61.59, 39.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.69, 73.08, 147.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.489, 36.226, 14.98)`
Decimal	`47959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00BB57, 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 #00BB57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00BB57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #00BB57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00bb57; }
.text { color: #00bb57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00bb57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 187 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00bb57, #00bbb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #00BB57?: #00BB57 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00BB57?: The RGB value is 0, 187, 87: 0 red, 187 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00BB57?: The complementary color is #BB0064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00BB57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.