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#00C700 Color

#00C700 is rgb(0, 199, 0) in RGB, hsl(120, 100%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lime Green (#32CD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00C700
HEX#00C700
RGBrgb(0, 199, 0)
HSLhsl(120, 100%, 39%)
HSVhsv(120, 100%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.245 142.5)
LABlab(70.14% -65.77 67.20)
LCHlch(70.14% 94.03 134.38)

What #00C700 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 #00C700, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 8.52Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 8.6SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 10.22Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 14.32Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 16.09Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 16.1

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

#00C700 Channel Values

How #00C700 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 199 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 100% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 100% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00C700 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00C700 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00C700

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00C700; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00C700
Complementary
#C700C7
Analogous
#63C700
Analogous
#00C763
Triadic
#0000C7
Triadic
#C70000
Split comp.
#6300C7
Split comp.
#C70063

Tints & Shades of #00C700

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

#00F000
#1FFF1F
#47FF47
#75FF75
#9EFF9E
#CCFFCC

Shades

#00AD00
#009400
#007A00
#006100
#004700
#002E00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00C700.

How #00C700 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#00C700
Protanopia#B7B708
Protanomaly#91BE05
Deuteranopia#A6A622
Deuteranomaly#84B419
Tritanopia#4CBBBB
Tritanomaly#3BC095
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00C700 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00c700: #00C700;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00C700;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00c700': '#00C700' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.780, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_00c700">#00C700</color>
SVG fillfill="#00C700"

More Green Colors

#00C700 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00C700 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00C700?

#00C700 is a dark green — rgb(0, 199, 0) in RGB and hsl(120, 100%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lime Green (#32CD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.52.

What is the RGB value of #00C700?

#00C700 is rgb(0, 199, 0) — red 0, green 199, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00C700?

#00C700 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00C700 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00C700 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00C700 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00C700 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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