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00A231

#00A231 closest to Fennel Fiasco

#00A231 is a medium, vivid green; the closest named color is Fennel Fiasco. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 63.5% green and 19.2% blue (rgb(0, 162, 49)). Its HSL value is 138° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 36% black. #00A231 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.21:1.

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Variations of #00A231

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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#00A231 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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#00A231 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A231 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 71% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #96883C
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A59221
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8F952A
  • Deuteranopia 71% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #96883C
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #809138
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009E8B
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A067
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7A927C

#00A231 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.38:1 Poor#00A231 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.21:1 Good#00A231 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A231 in CSS

/* Fennel Fiasco */
.color { color: #00A231; }
.background { background-color: #00A231; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A231; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 162 49);
color: hsl(138 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.620 0.191 145.7);

#00A231 FAQ

What color is #00A231?

#00A231 is a medium, vivid green. Its closest named color is Fennel Fiasco. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A231?

#00A231 is rgb(0, 162, 49) in RGB, hsl(138, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 70%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A231?

The complementary color of #00A231 is #A20071, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A231?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A231: 6.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A231 a warm or cool color?

#00A231 is a cool color.