#00E000 Color

#00E000 is rgb(0, 224, 0) in RGB, hsl(120, 100%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Erin (#00FF40), visibly different at ΔE 11.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00E000

HEX#00E000

RGBrgb(0, 224, 0)

HSLhsl(120, 100%, 44%)

HSVhsv(120, 100%, 88%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 12%)

OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.267 142.5)

LABlab(78.13% -71.88 73.44)

LCHlch(78.13% 102.76 134.38)

What #00E000 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 #00E000, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Erin#00FF40ΔE 11.82 Neon Green#39FF14ΔE 12.54 Harlequin#3FFF00ΔE 13.44 SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 14.14 Lime#00FF00ΔE 14.34 Bright Green#66FF00ΔE 15.1

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

#00E000 Channel Values

How #00E000 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 224 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 100% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 100% · V 88%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 12%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.8:1 vs white · 11.66:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00E000 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00E000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00E000; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #00E000

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

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How #00E000 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#00E000

Protanopia#CECE0B

Protanomaly#A4D607

Deuteranopia#BBBB28

Deuteranomaly#95CB1D

Tritanopia#57D3D3

Tritanomaly#44D8A8

Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

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Using #00E000 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00e000: #00E000;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00E000;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00e000': '#00E000' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.878, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_00e000">#00E000</color>

SVG fillfill="#00E000"

More Green Colors

#00E000 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00e070 00db87 00e600 00db6e 00e699 00db00 00eb00 00d600 00fa9a 00d492 00ff00 00cc99 0e7a0d 222d0b 33cc99 47ff47 5ebd00 729825 91ff24 a3ff47 bdda57 d1fff0 f5fff5 007a3d

#00E000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00E000?

#00E000 is a mid-tone green — rgb(0, 224, 0) in RGB and hsl(120, 100%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Erin (#00FF40), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.82.

What is the RGB value of #00E000?

#00E000 is rgb(0, 224, 0) — red 0, green 224, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00E000?

#00E000 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00E000 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00E000 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00E000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00E000 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 lime (#00FF00) at a CIE76 distance of 14.34, which is visibly different.

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