What color is #00BB6F?

#00BB6F is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Fennel Fiesta. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00BB6F?

The RGB value is 0, 187, 111: 0 red, 187 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00BB6F?

The complementary color is #BB004C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00BB6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00BB6F color

#00BB6F rgb(0, 187, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #00BB6F is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 73.3% green and 43.5% blue (0, 187, 111).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fennel Fiesta (#00BB77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#00BB6F color codes

HEX	`#00BB6F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 187, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 73.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 41%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, -57.41, 27.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 63.69, 154.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.637, 36.686, 21.029)`
Decimal	`47983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00BB6F, 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 #00BB6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00BB6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #00BB6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00bb6f; }
.text { color: #00bb6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00bb6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 187 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00bb6f, #00a9bb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #00BB6F?: #00BB6F is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Fennel Fiesta. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00BB6F?: The RGB value is 0, 187, 111: 0 red, 187 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00BB6F?: The complementary color is #BB004C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00BB6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.