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#00A42C closest to Fennel Fiasco

#00A42C is a medium, vivid green; the closest named color is Fennel Fiasco. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 64.3% green and 17.3% blue (rgb(0, 164, 44)). Its HSL value is 136° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 36% black. #00A42C is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.35:1.

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Variations of #00A42C

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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#00A42C 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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#00A42C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A42C 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 #988939
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A79417
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #919724
  • Deuteranopia 71% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #988939
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #829334
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A08D
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A267
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7C937D

#00A42C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.31:1 Poor#00A42C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.35:1 Good#00A42C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A42C in CSS

/* Fennel Fiasco */
.color { color: #00A42C; }
.background { background-color: #00A42C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A42C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 164 44);
color: hsl(136 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.625 0.196 145.0);

#00A42C FAQ

What color is #00A42C?

#00A42C 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 #00A42C?

#00A42C is rgb(0, 164, 44) in RGB, hsl(136, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 73%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A42C?

The complementary color of #00A42C is #A40078, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A42C?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A42C: 6.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A42C a warm or cool color?

#00A42C is a cool color.