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#00B86B Color

#00B86B is rgb(0, 184, 107) in RGB, hsl(155, 100%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 42%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is GO Green (#00AB66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00B86B
HEX#00B86B
RGBrgb(0, 184, 107)
HSLhsl(155, 100%, 36%)
HSVhsv(155, 100%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 42%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.169 155.4)
LABlab(65.95% -54.49 27.60)
LCHlch(65.95% 61.08 153.13)

What #00B86B 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 #00B86B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

GO Green#00AB66ΔE 6.17Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 8.82Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.1Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.39Green Frog#00A86BΔE 9.93Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 12.14

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

#00B86B Channel Values

How #00B86B 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 184 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 100% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 100% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00B86B 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00B86B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00B86B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00B86B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00B86B
Complementary
#B8004C
Analogous
#00B80F
Analogous
#00A8B8
Triadic
#6B00B8
Triadic
#B86B00
Split comp.
#B800A8
Split comp.
#B80F00

Tints & Shades of #00B86B

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

#00E686
#14FF9D
#42FFB0
#6BFFC1
#99FFD5
#C7FFE8

Shades

#009E5C
#008A50
#007041
#005C36
#004227
#002E1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00B86B.

How #00B86B 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#00B86B
Protanopia#A9A96C
Protanomaly#86AF6B
Deuteranopia#99996F
Deuteranomaly#79A76E
Tritanopia#3AB1B1
Tritanomaly#2CB49A
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00B86B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00b86b: #00B86B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00B86B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00b86b': '#00B86B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.722, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_00b86b">#00B86B</color>
SVG fillfill="#00B86B"

More Green Colors

#00B86B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00B86B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00B86B?

#00B86B is a dark green — rgb(0, 184, 107) in RGB and hsl(155, 100%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is GO Green (#00AB66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #00B86B?

#00B86B is rgb(0, 184, 107) — red 0, green 184, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00B86B?

#00B86B converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 42%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00B86B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00B86B scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00B86B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00B86B 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 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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