What color is #00E516?

#00E516 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Alarming Slime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00E516?

The RGB value is 0, 229, 22: 0 red, 229 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00E516?

The complementary color is #E500CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00E516?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00E516 color

#00E516 rgb(0, 229, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #00E516 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 89.8% green and 8.6% blue (0, 229, 22).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Alarming Slime (#2CE335), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#00E516 color codes

HEX	`#00E516`
RGB	`rgb(0, 229, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 89.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 100%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 90%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.67, -79.02, 74.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.67, 108.54, 136.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.162, 56.093, 10.102)`
Decimal	`58646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00E516, 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 #00E516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00E516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #00E516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00e516; }
.text { color: #00e516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00e516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 229 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00e516, #00e589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime.

Questions

What color is #00E516?: #00E516 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Alarming Slime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00E516?: The RGB value is 0, 229, 22: 0 red, 229 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00E516?: The complementary color is #E500CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00E516?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.