00A800

#00A800 Phosphor Green

#00A800 is a medium, vivid green named Phosphor Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 65.9% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(0, 168, 0)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 34% black. #00A800 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.60:1.

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Variations of #00A800

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#00A800 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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#00A800 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A800 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9D8C23
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AC9700
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #959A00
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9D8C23
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #86961B
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A38E
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A663
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7E977E

#00A800 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.18:1 Poor#00A800 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.60:1 Good#00A800 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A800 in CSS

/* Phosphor Green */
.color { color: #00A800; }
.background { background-color: #00A800; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A800; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 168 0);
color: hsl(120 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.634 0.216 142.5);

#00A800 FAQ

What color is #00A800?

#00A800 is a medium, vivid green. Its closest named color is Phosphor Green. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A800?

#00A800 is rgb(0, 168, 0) in RGB, hsl(120, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A800?

The complementary color of #00A800 is #A800A8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A800?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A800: 6.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A800 a warm or cool color?

#00A800 is a cool color.