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#00B386 Color

#00B386 is rgb(0, 179, 134) in RGB, hsl(165, 100%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 25%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00B386
HEX#00B386
RGBrgb(0, 179, 134)
HSLhsl(165, 100%, 35%)
HSVhsv(165, 100%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 25%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.139 167)
LABlab(64.77% -48.43 11.72)
LCHlch(64.77% 49.82 166.40)

What #00B386 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00B386, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#00B386 Channel Values

How #00B386 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 179 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 100% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 100% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00B386 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00B386

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00B386; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #00B386

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00B386.

How #00B386 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00B386
Protanopia#A5A587
Protanomaly#82AB86
Deuteranopia#959589
Deuteranomaly#76A288
Tritanopia#2EAEAE
Tritanomaly#22B0A0
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00B386 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-00b386: #00B386;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00B386;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00b386': '#00B386' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.702, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_00b386">#00B386</color>
SVG fillfill="#00B386"

More Green Colors

#00B386 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#00B386 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00B386?

#00B386 is a dark green — rgb(0, 179, 134) in RGB and hsl(165, 100%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.15.

What is the RGB value of #00B386?

#00B386 is rgb(0, 179, 134) — red 0, green 179, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00B386?

#00B386 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 25%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00B386 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00B386 scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00B386 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00B386 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 12.25, which is visibly different.

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