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#0AE302 Color

#0AE302 is rgb(10, 227, 2) in RGB, hsl(118, 98%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 0%, 99%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Erin (#00FF40), visibly different at ΔE 11.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0AE302
HEX#0AE302
RGBrgb(10, 227, 2)
HSLhsl(118, 98%, 45%)
HSVhsv(118, 99%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 0%, 99%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.269 142.4)
LABlab(79.12% -72.24 74.06)
LCHlch(79.12% 103.46 134.29)

What #0AE302 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 #0AE302, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#0AE302 Channel Values

How #0AE302 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 10 · G 227 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 98% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 99% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 0% · Y 99% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0AE302 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0AE302 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0AE302

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0AE302; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #0AE302

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 #0AE302.

How #0AE302 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#0AE302
Protanopia#D1D10D
Protanomaly#A6D809
Deuteranopia#BEBE29
Deuteranomaly#97CE1F
Tritanopia#59D6D6
Tritanomaly#46DBAA
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0AE302 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0ae302: #0AE302;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0AE302;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0ae302': '#0AE302' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.039, green: 0.890, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_0ae302">#0AE302</color>
SVG fillfill="#0AE302"

More Green Colors

#0AE302 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#0AE302 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0AE302?

#0AE302 is a mid-tone green — rgb(10, 227, 2) in RGB and hsl(118, 98%, 45%) 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 11.03.

What is the RGB value of #0AE302?

#0AE302 is rgb(10, 227, 2) — red 10, green 227, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0AE302?

#0AE302 converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 0%, 99%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0AE302 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0AE302 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0AE302 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0AE302 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 13.16, which is visibly different.

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