What color is #00FF1A?

#00FF1A is a vivid green, closest to the named color So Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00FF1A?

The RGB value is 0, 255, 26: 0 red, 255 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00FF1A?

The complementary color is #FF00E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00FF1A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00FF1A color

#00FF1A rgb(0, 255, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #00FF1A is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 100% green and 10.2% blue (0, 255, 26).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is So Sour (#00FF11), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#00FF1A color codes

HEX	`#00FF1A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 255, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 100%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 90%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.77, -85.71, 80.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.77, 117.71, 136.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.944, 71.59, 12.901)`
Decimal	`65306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00FF1A, 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 #00FF1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00FF1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #00FF1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ff1a; }
.text { color: #00ff1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ff1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 255 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ff1a, #00ff9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime.

Questions

What color is #00FF1A?: #00FF1A is a vivid green, closest to the named color So Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00FF1A?: The RGB value is 0, 255, 26: 0 red, 255 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00FF1A?: The complementary color is #FF00E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00FF1A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.