What color is #00CA36?

#00CA36 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Walled Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00CA36?

The RGB value is 0, 202, 54: 0 red, 202 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00CA36?

The complementary color is #CA0094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CA36?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00CA36 color

#00CA36 rgb(0, 202, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #00CA36 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 79.2% green and 21.2% blue (0, 202, 54).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Walled Garden (#11CC44), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#00CA36 color codes

HEX	`#00CA36`
RGB	`rgb(0, 202, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 79.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 100%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 73%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.22, -69.95, 58.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.22, 91.2, 140.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.785, 42.504, 10.545)`
Decimal	`51766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00CA36, 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 #00CA36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CA36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #00CA36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ca36; }
.text { color: #00ca36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ca36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 202 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ca36, #00ca9b); }

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Questions

What color is #00CA36?: #00CA36 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Walled Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00CA36?: The RGB value is 0, 202, 54: 0 red, 202 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00CA36?: The complementary color is #CA0094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CA36?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.