What color is #00CF59?

#00CF59 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Alienated. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00CF59?

The RGB value is 0, 207, 89: 0 red, 207 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00CF59?

The complementary color is #CF0076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CF59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00CF59 color

#00CF59 rgb(0, 207, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #00CF59 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 81.2% green and 34.9% blue (0, 207, 89).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Alienated (#00CC55), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#00CF59 color codes

HEX	`#00CF59`
RGB	`rgb(0, 207, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 81.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 100%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 100%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 57%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.12, -67.6, 46.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.12, 81.82, 145.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.114, 45.344, 16.931)`
Decimal	`53081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00CF59, 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 #00CF59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CF59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #00CF59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00cf59; }
.text { color: #00cf59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00cf59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 207 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00cf59, #00cfc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #00CF59?: #00CF59 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Alienated. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00CF59?: The RGB value is 0, 207, 89: 0 red, 207 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00CF59?: The complementary color is #CF0076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CF59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.