#00C950 Color

#00C950 is rgb(0, 201, 80) in RGB, hsl(144, 100%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 60%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00C950

HEX#00C950

RGBrgb(0, 201, 80)

HSLhsl(144, 100%, 39%)

HSVhsv(144, 100%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 60%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.212 147.8)

LABlab(71.12% -62.56 46.81)

LCHlch(71.12% 78.13 143.19)

What #00C950 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 #00C950, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 5.9 Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 8.88 Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 12.2 Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 12.35 Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 13.36 Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 18.04

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

#00C950 Channel Values

How #00C950 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 201 · B 80	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 144° · S 100% · L 39%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 144° · S 100% · V 79%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 21%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.22:1 vs white · 9.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00C950 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00C950 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00C950

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00C950; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #00C950

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00C950.

How #00C950 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#00C950

Protanopia#B9B951

Protanomaly#93C051

Deuteranopia#A8A858

Deuteranomaly#85B655

Tritanopia#48BFBF

Tritanomaly#37C39F

Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #00C950 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00c950: #00C950;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00C950;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00c950': '#00C950' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.788, blue: 0.314)

Android XML<color name="color_00c950">#00C950</color>

SVG fillfill="#00C950"

More Green Colors

#00C950 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00cc00 00bd5e 00cc33 00bd00 00cc66 00bc7d 00cc99 00b871 00d492 00b300 00d600 00ad74 087830 1c3800 32cd32 3ddc84 568f00 6bdb6b 8da399 9fc69f b3ffd9 ceff85 e9f4d2 006400

#00C950 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00C950?

#00C950 is a dark green — rgb(0, 201, 80) in RGB and hsl(144, 100%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #00C950?

#00C950 is rgb(0, 201, 80) — red 0, green 201, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00C950?

#00C950 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 60%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00C950 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00C950 scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00C950 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00C950 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 13.36, which is visibly different.

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