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#00CD8A Magical Malachite

#00CD8A is a light, vivid green named Magical Malachite. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 80.4% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(0, 205, 138)). Its HSL value is 160° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 20% black. #00CD8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.10:1.

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Variations of #00CD8A

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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#00CD8A 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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#00CD8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00CD8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B6AE8E
  • Protanopia 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CABC86
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFC088
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6AE8E
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9CB98D
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00CCBB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00CDA3
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9EBAAB

#00CD8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.08:1 Very poor#00CD8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.10:1 Very good#00CD8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00CD8A in CSS

/* Magical Malachite */
.color { color: #00CD8A; }
.background { background-color: #00CD8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00CD8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 205 138);
color: hsl(160 100% 40%);
color: oklch(0.749 0.167 160.9);

#00CD8A FAQ

What color is #00CD8A?

#00CD8A is a light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Magical Malachite. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00CD8A?

#00CD8A is rgb(0, 205, 138) in RGB, hsl(160, 100%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 33%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00CD8A?

The complementary color of #00CD8A is #CD0043, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00CD8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #00CD8A: 10.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00CD8A a warm or cool color?

#00CD8A is a cool color.