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#00C781 Color

#00C781 is rgb(0, 199, 129) in RGB, hsl(159, 100%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 35%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), visibly different at ΔE 10.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00C781
HEX#00C781
RGBrgb(0, 199, 129)
HSLhsl(159, 100%, 39%)
HSVhsv(159, 100%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 35%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.168 159.2)
LABlab(71.06% -55.85 22.91)
LCHlch(71.06% 60.37 157.69)

What #00C781 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 #00C781, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.08Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.4GO Green#00AB66ΔE 10.65Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.97Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.5Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.32

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

#00C781 Channel Values

How #00C781 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 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 100% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 100% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00C781 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00C781 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00C781

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00C781; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00C781
Complementary
#C70046
Analogous
#00C71E
Analogous
#00A9C7
Triadic
#8100C7
Triadic
#C78100
Split comp.
#C700A9
Split comp.
#C71E00

Tints & Shades of #00C781

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

#00F09C
#1FFFB0
#47FFBF
#75FFCF
#9EFFDD
#CCFFED

Shades

#00AD71
#009460
#007A50
#00613F
#00472E
#002E1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00C781.

How #00C781 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#00C781
Protanopia#B7B782
Protanomaly#91BE81
Deuteranopia#A6A685
Deuteranomaly#84B484
Tritanopia#3CC0C0
Tritanomaly#2EC3AA
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00C781 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00c781: #00C781;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00C781;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00c781': '#00C781' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.780, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_00c781">#00C781</color>
SVG fillfill="#00C781"

More Green Colors

#00C781 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00C781 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00C781?

#00C781 is a dark green — rgb(0, 199, 129) in RGB and hsl(159, 100%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.08.

What is the RGB value of #00C781?

#00C781 is rgb(0, 199, 129) — red 0, green 199, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00C781?

#00C781 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 35%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00C781 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00C781 scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00C781 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00C781 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 11.5, which is visibly different.

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