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00A138

#00A138 closest to Pestering Pesto

#00A138 is a medium, vivid green; the closest named color is Pestering Pesto. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 63.1% green and 22.0% blue (rgb(0, 161, 56)). Its HSL value is 141° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 37% black. #00A138 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.16:1.

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Variations of #00A138

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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#00A138 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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#00A138 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A138 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 #948741
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3912B
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D9533
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #948741
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7F903E
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009D8B
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #009F69
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8B8B8B
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7A917C

#00A138 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.41:1 Poor#00A138 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.16:1 Good#00A138 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A138 in CSS

/* Pestering Pesto */
.color { color: #00A138; }
.background { background-color: #00A138; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A138; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 161 56);
color: hsl(141 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.617 0.185 146.7);

#00A138 FAQ

What color is #00A138?

#00A138 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 #00A138?

#00A138 is rgb(0, 161, 56) in RGB, hsl(141, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 65%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A138?

The complementary color of #00A138 is #A10069, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A138?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A138: 6.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A138 a warm or cool color?

#00A138 is a cool color.