What color is #00CE60?

#00CE60 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Alienated. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00CE60?

The RGB value is 0, 206, 96: 0 red, 206 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00CE60?

The complementary color is #CE006E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CE60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00CE60 color

#00CE60 rgb(0, 206, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #00CE60 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 80.8% green and 37.6% blue (0, 206, 96).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Alienated (#00CC55), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#00CE60 color codes

HEX	`#00CE60`
RGB	`rgb(0, 206, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 80.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 100%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 53%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.88, -66.29, 42.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.88, 78.76, 147.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.18, 44.984, 18.472)`
Decimal	`52832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00CE60, 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 #00CE60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CE60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #00CE60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ce60; }
.text { color: #00ce60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ce60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 206 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ce60, #00cec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #00CE60?: #00CE60 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Alienated. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00CE60?: The RGB value is 0, 206, 96: 0 red, 206 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00CE60?: The complementary color is #CE006E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CE60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.