#00BD5E Color

#00BD5E is rgb(0, 189, 94) in RGB, hsl(150, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00BD5E

HEX#00BD5E

RGBrgb(0, 189, 94)

HSLhsl(150, 100%, 37%)

HSVhsv(150, 100%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.186 151.4)

LABlab(67.40% -57.69 35.95)

LCHlch(67.40% 67.98 148.07)

What #00BD5E 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 #00BD5E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 8.48 Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 10.05 Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.98 Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.28 GO Green#00AB66ΔE 14.25 Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 16.33

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

#00BD5E Channel Values

How #00BD5E 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 189 · B 94	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 150° · S 100% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 150° · S 100% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.49:1 vs white · 8.44:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00BD5E 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00BD5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00BD5E; 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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Tints & Shades of #00BD5E

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00BD5E.

How #00BD5E 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#00BD5E

Protanopia#AEAE5F

Protanomaly#8AB45F

Deuteranopia#9E9E64

Deuteranomaly#7DAB61

Tritanopia#40B4B4

Tritanomaly#31B899

Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

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Using #00BD5E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00bd5e: #00BD5E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00BD5E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00bd5e': '#00BD5E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.741, blue: 0.369)

Android XML<color name="color_00bd5e">#00BD5E</color>

SVG fillfill="#00BD5E"

More Green Colors

#00BD5E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00c950 00bd00 00cc00 00bc7d 00cc33 00b871 00cc66 00b300 00cc99 00ad74 00d492 00ad43 082108 1c352d 319177 3d7a00 56887d 6bb300 8affd2 9efd38 b3ff66 ceff00 e9f2e9 006100

#00BD5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00BD5E?

#00BD5E is a dark green — rgb(0, 189, 94) in RGB and hsl(150, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #00BD5E?

#00BD5E is rgb(0, 189, 94) — red 0, green 189, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00BD5E?

#00BD5E converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00BD5E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00BD5E scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00BD5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00BD5E 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 17.08, which is visibly different.

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