#00B871 Color

#00B871 is rgb(0, 184, 113) in RGB, hsl(157, 100%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 39%, 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 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00B871

HEX#00B871

RGBrgb(0, 184, 113)

HSLhsl(157, 100%, 36%)

HSVhsv(157, 100%, 72%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 39%, 28%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.163 157.2)

LABlab(66.03% -53.60 24.60)

LCHlch(66.03% 58.98 155.34)

What #00B871 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 #00B871, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

GO Green#00AB66ΔE 5.01 Green Frog#00A86BΔE 7.72 Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 7.72 Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.64 Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 10.7 Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 10.86

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

#00B871 Channel Values

How #00B871 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 184 · B 113	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 157° · S 100% · L 36%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 157° · S 100% · V 72%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 28%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.59:1 vs white · 8.09:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00B871 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 text2.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00B871

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00B871; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #00B871

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.

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Shades

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How #00B871 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#00B871

Protanopia#A9A972

Protanomaly#86AF71

Deuteranopia#999975

Deuteranomaly#79A774

Tritanopia#38B1B1

Tritanomaly#2BB49B

Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

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Using #00B871 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00b871: #00B871;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00B871;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00b871': '#00B871' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.722, blue: 0.443)

Android XML<color name="color_00b871">#00B871</color>

SVG fillfill="#00B871"

More Green Colors

#00B871 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00bc7d 00b300 00bd00 00ad74 00bd5e 00ad43 00c950 00ab66 00cc00 00a877 00cc33 00a86b 05df72 1a2421 306030 3c6300 50c878 66ffcc 8aae4c 9dc183 b1d864 ccffcc e6fee6 005735

#00B871 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00B871?

#00B871 is a dark green — rgb(0, 184, 113) in RGB and hsl(157, 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 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #00B871?

#00B871 is rgb(0, 184, 113) — red 0, green 184, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00B871?

#00B871 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 39%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00B871 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00B871 scores 2.59:1 against white and 8.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00B871 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00B871 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 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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