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#00BD8A Color

#00BD8A is rgb(0, 189, 138) in RGB, hsl(164, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00BD8A
HEX#00BD8A
RGBrgb(0, 189, 138)
HSLhsl(164, 100%, 37%)
HSVhsv(164, 100%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 27%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.148 165.3)
LABlab(68.04% -51.09 14.07)
LCHlch(68.04% 52.99 164.60)

What #00BD8A 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 #00BD8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 5.62Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 6.36Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.26Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 8Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10.06Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.09

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

#00BD8A Channel Values

How #00BD8A 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 189 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 100% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 100% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00BD8A 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00BD8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00BD8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00BD8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00BD8A
Complementary
#BD0032
Analogous
#00BD2C
Analogous
#0091BD
Triadic
#8A00BD
Triadic
#BD8A00
Split comp.
#BD0091
Split comp.
#BD2C00

Tints & Shades of #00BD8A

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

#00EBAC
#14FFC0
#42FFCD
#70FFD9
#9EFFE5
#C7FFF0

Shades

#00A378
#008F69
#007556
#005C43
#004231
#002E22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00BD8A.

How #00BD8A 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#00BD8A
Protanopia#AEAE8B
Protanomaly#8AB48A
Deuteranopia#9E9E8D
Deuteranomaly#7DAB8C
Tritanopia#32B8B8
Tritanomaly#26BAA7
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00BD8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00bd8a: #00BD8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00BD8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00bd8a': '#00BD8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.741, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_00bd8a">#00BD8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#00BD8A"

More Green Colors

#00BD8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00BD8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00BD8A?

#00BD8A is a dark green — rgb(0, 189, 138) in RGB and hsl(164, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #00BD8A?

#00BD8A is rgb(0, 189, 138) — red 0, green 189, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00BD8A?

#00BD8A converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 27%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00BD8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00BD8A scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00BD8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00BD8A 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 11.27, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.