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#00A02C closest to Pestering Pesto

#00A02C is a medium, vivid green; the closest named color is Pestering Pesto. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 62.7% green and 17.3% blue (rgb(0, 160, 44)). Its HSL value is 136° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 37% black. #00A02C is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.06:1.

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Variations of #00A02C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#00A02C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#00A02C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A02C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #948638
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A39019
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D9325
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #948638
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7E8F34
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009C89
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #009E65
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #79907A

#00A02C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.46:1 Poor#00A02C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.06:1 Good#00A02C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A02C in CSS

/* Pestering Pesto */
.color { color: #00A02C; }
.background { background-color: #00A02C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A02C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 44);
color: hsl(136 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.614 0.192 145.2);

#00A02C FAQ

What color is #00A02C?

#00A02C is a medium, vivid green. Its closest named color is Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A02C?

#00A02C is rgb(0, 160, 44) in RGB, hsl(136, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 72%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A02C?

The complementary color of #00A02C is #A00074, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A02C?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A02C: 6.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A02C a warm or cool color?

#00A02C is a cool color.