What color is #00E21E?

#00E21E is a vivid green, closest to the named color Nuclear Throne. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00E21E?

The RGB value is 0, 226, 30: 0 red, 226 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00E21E?

The complementary color is #E200C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00E21E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00E21E color

#00E21E rgb(0, 226, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #00E21E is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 88.6% green and 11.8% blue (0, 226, 30).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 100% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Nuclear Throne (#00DE00), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#00E21E color codes

HEX	`#00E21E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 226, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 88.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 100%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 100%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 87%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.74, -77.96, 72.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.74, 106.27, 137.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.429, 54.483, 10.299)`
Decimal	`57886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00E21E, 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 #00E21E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00E21E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #00E21E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00e21e; }
.text { color: #00e21e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00e21e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 226 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00e21e, #00e28f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #00E21E?: #00E21E is a vivid green, closest to the named color Nuclear Throne. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00E21E?: The RGB value is 0, 226, 30: 0 red, 226 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00E21E?: The complementary color is #E200C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00E21E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.